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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Three steep, grass-covered islands: Storstappen, Kjerkestappen and Bukkstappen. Land covers 170 ha of the site, the rest being sea.
Cliff-breeding seabirds nest mainly on Storstappen.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Planned oil production in the Barents Sea may have a negative impact on coastal and marine birds.
National High
International None720 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Gjesværstappan, 720 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Gjesværstappan (Norway). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/gjesværstappan-iba-norway on 23/11/2024.
