Key Biodiversity Areas

Parker Snow Bay (76)
Greenland (to Denmark), Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Year of last assessment: 2000
National site name: Parker Snow Bugt
Central coordinates: Latitude: 76.1667, Longitude: -68.5000
System: marine, terrestrial
Elevation (m): 0 to 300
Area of KBA (km2): 18.00738
KBA classification: Regional
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Site description: Sea cliffs.
Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that was identified using previously established criteria and thresholds for the identification of Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs) and for which available data indicate that it does not meet global KBA criteria and thresholds set out in the Global Standard.
Additional biodiversity: The site holds large numbers of breeding seabirds on a regular basis, including Rissa tridactyla (2,000 individuals, 1987).

Habitats


Land use: not utilised (100%)
IUCN HabitatCoverage %Habitat detail
Marine Coastal/Supratidal100

Threats


Summary of threats to biodiversity at KBA: No serious threats are known at the site.