Data Zone
Country/territory: Iceland
IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i (2000)
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Area: 3,500 hectares (35.00 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A complex coastal area of shallow bays, brackish lagoons and intertidal flats, south-east of the town of Djúpivogur.
Key biodiversity
Notable numbers of migrating waders stage here on passage (over 2,700 in May 1990).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Alftafjordur (Iceland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/alftafjordur-iba-iceland on 23/12/2024.