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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