RU1009
Kandalaksha Bay


Country/territory: Russia (European)

IBA criteria met: A1, A4i, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B2 (2000)
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Area: 220,500 hectares (2,205 km2)


Site description (2001 baseline)
Large bay with a rocky coastline and many islands and alluvial sand.

Acknowledgements
The map polygon is provided courtesy of the Spatial Database on Important Bird Areas of Russia 2014 (© Russian Bird Conservation Union, © Transparent World).


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kandalaksha Bay (Russia (European)). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kandalaksha-bay-iba-russia-(european) on 06/12/2024.