Key Biodiversity Areas

Torgelower See and Varchentiner See (9141)
Germany, Europe

Site overview


KBA status: confirmed
Global KBA criteria: D1a
Year of last assessment: 2002
National site name: Torgelower See und Varchentiner See
Central coordinates: Latitude: 53.5667, Longitude: 12.8000
System: freshwater, terrestrial
Area of KBA (km2): 61.55408
Protected area coverage (%): 36.24
KBA classification: Global
Legacy site: Yes

Site details


Rationale for qualifying as KBA: This site qualifies as a Key Biodiversity Area of international significance that meets the thresholds for at least one criterion described in the Global Standard for the Identification of KBAs.