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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A high, steep, sea-facing cliff.
The site holds large numbers of breeding
Fulmarus glacialis (>10,000 pairs, 1994).
Uria lomvia formerly bred in very large numbers.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
No serious threats are known at the site.
National Partial
International NoneIBA overlaps with Breeding Reserve for Birds.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Salleq (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/salleq-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 10/12/2024.