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Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
A peninsula jutting into the sea, with steep cliffs. Land covers 70 ha of the site, the rest being sea.
The cliffs are important for breeding seabirds.
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
Planned oil production in the Barents Sea may have a negative impact on coastal and marine birds.
National High
International None220 ha of IBA covered by Nature Reserve (Sværholtklubben, 220 ha).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Sværholtklubben (Norway). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/sværholtklubben-iba-norway on 25/11/2024.
