Pacific, Southeast 20 - Marine (High Seas)

Pacific, Southeast 20 - Marine

Current view: summary

Country/territory: High Seas

IBA criteria met: A1 (2012)
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Area: 89,121 ha

Site description (2012 baseline)
This Marine IBA is identified using tracking data. It falls within High Seas International Waters and the Pacific, Southeast FAO ocean region. The site covers an area of 891 km2 and is 882 km away from the closet coastline. The depth ranges from 4990 to 5348 m, with a mean annual wind speed of 3.79 m/s, mean annual sea surface temperature falls between 5.13 and 5.27 °C and mean annual chlorophyll-a concentrations found to range between 0.16 and 0.19 mg/m3.

Key biodiversity
1 species triggers IBA criteria at this Marine IBA. BirdLife analyses of tracking data estimates that 3222-3867 individuals of Grey-headed Albatross (VU) from Islas Diego Ramirez are present at the site during the Incubation (Oct-Dec) life-history stage.

Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Pacific, Southeast 20 - Marine (High Seas). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/pacific-southeast-20--marine-iba-high-seas on 25/11/2024.