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Site description (2000 baseline)
A complex of crater-lakes in the southern highlands of Iceland, c.30 km south-west of the Vatnajökull glacier. Many lakes have some surrounding vegetation (marshes and grassy areas), and lava-fields have some moss-cover, but otherwise, away from the lakes, there are large, flat expanses of eroded gravel with little or no vegetation. The area is used for sheep-grazing, tourism and trout-fishing (one of Iceland's most popular areas).

Key biodiversity
Other breeding birds include some Aythya marila and Histrionicus histrionicus, and A. marila also moults in the area (c.200 birds).

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Veidivotn (Iceland). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/veidivotn-iba-iceland on 24/11/2024.