Data Zone
Country/territory: Norway
IBA Criteria met: A4i, B1i, B1ii, B2, B3 (2014)
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Area: 590 ha
Protection status:
Site description
An archipelago, about 20 km from the mainland. The largest island, Heimøya, is 1 km long. Two of the islands are connected with a mole. The largest islands are covered with heathland Empetrum/Calluna, mixed with bushes Rubus/Cornus. Fishermen lived on Sklinna up to the first half of this century, but now the only settlement is the lighthouse (manned year-round) on Heimøy.
Key biodiversity
The breeding colony of Phalacrocorax aristotelis is one of the largest in Norway.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2020) Important Bird Areas factsheet: Sklinna. Downloaded from
http://www.birdlife.org on 04/12/2020.
