Hopen island (Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway))

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Hopen island

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Site description (2000 baseline):

Site location and context

An elongated island in the Barents Sea. There is a radio station, located on the east coast.

Key biodiversity

The island is important for its large colonies of breeding seabirds.

Pressure/threats to key biodiversity

No threats are known. The radio station causes no disturbance to birds. The area is a proposed Nature Reserve because of its importance for polar bear Ursus maritimus (35 winter lairs in 1996).

Protected areas

National None International None

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Hopen island (Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/hopen-island-iba-svalbard-and-jan-mayen-islands-(to-norway) on 22/11/2024.