Data Zone
Country/territory: Greenland (to Denmark)
IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i (2000)
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Area: 22,400 hectares (224.00 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
Sullorsuaq is a broad, U-shaped valley with glacial melt-water channels present in its lower reaches. Raised flats of tundra and dwarf-shrub heath vegetation occur, with large areas of freshwater marsh at lower altitudes. Aqajarua is a shallow, soft-bottomed, offshore marine area.
Key biodiversity
Large numbers of moulting Somateria spectabilis have been present in the recent past (30,000 individuals in the 1960s).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Aqajarua-Sullorsuaq (Mudderbugten and Kvandalen) (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/aqajarua-sullorsuaq-(mudderbugten-and-kvandalen)-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 26/12/2024.