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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An extensive area of coastal tundra with river valleys and wetlands.
Important as a breeding and moulting site for two species of goose. Breeding birds include 8 of the 32 species that are restricted in Europe to the Arctic/tundra biome (when breeding).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
No serious threats are known at the site.
National Partial
International PartialIBA overlaps with National Park (North and North-east Greenland). IBA overlaps with Ramsar Site (Hochstetter Forland). IBA overlaps with Biosphere Reserve (North and North-east Greenland National Park).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hochstetter Forland (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hochstetter-forland-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 23/12/2024.
