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Site description
A sea cliff in the extreme north-west of mainland Iceland. Recreation is the main land-use. There is no permanent settlement in the neighborhood. Eggs are collected traditionally from the auks at certain places on the cliff (`Other' land-use).

Key biodiversity
Important for its large numbers of breeding seabirds; other abundant species are Fulmarus glacialis, Fratercula arctica and Uria lomvia (12,000 pairs).

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2023) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Ritur. Downloaded from http://www.birdlife.org on 31/03/2023.