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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
An archipelago of hundreds of islands (maximum size 300 ha), islets, and skerries. The landscape is undulating with a mosaic of rocks and bogs. Parts of the largest islands are cultivated and inhabited.
A very important area for
Haliaeetus albicilla in winter.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
The area is very vulnerable to oil pollution (`Other' threat). The site is a proposed Nature Reserve.
National None
International None
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Solvær archipelago (Norway). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/solvær-archipelago-iba-norway on 23/12/2024.
