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Site description (2000 baseline)
A shallow estuary, located 9 km north-west of the town of Akureyri. It is flanked by meadows and bogs, with some eroded gravel areas. Other land-uses include angling and eider husbandry (Somateria mollissima).

Key biodiversity
The site supports about 30 breeding waterbird species. The estuary is one of few in the Eyjafjördur area and supports notable numbers of foraging waders.

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Horgarosar (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/horgarosar-iba-iceland on 25/12/2024.