Dunøyane Bird Sanctuary

Dunøyane Bird Sanctuary (Norwegian: Dunøyane fuglereservat) is a bird reserve in Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973.[1] It includes islands west of Dunøysundet in Wedel Jarlsberg Land.[2] The protected area covers a total of around 11.9 km2.[3]

The island group of Dunøyane is a nesting site for barnacle goose, common eider and Arctic tern.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Forskrift om opprettelse av nasjonalparker, naturresevater og fuglereservater, Svalbard." (in Norwegian). Lovdata. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "Dunøyane fuglereservat". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Dunøyane fuglereservat" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  4. ↑ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Dunøyane". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 November 2011.


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