Data Zone
Country/territory: Greenland (to Denmark)
Subnational region(s): North and North-east Greenland National Park
IBA Justification: A4i, B1i, B2 (2000)
Area: 51,300 hectares (513.00 km2)
Site description (2000 baseline)
A flat, gravel plain comprising polar desert and melt-water rivers, surrounded on three sides by glaciers and on the fourth by the polar sea.
Key biodiversity
This is an important site for breeding geese and gulls (Laridae).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2025) Important Bird Area factsheet: Kilen (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kilen-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 25/01/2025.