Current view: Text account
Site description (2000 baseline):
Site location and context
Rolling tundra lowland with lakes and ponds, situated adjacent to the Inland Ice between 76°45'N and 77°35'N. Large expanses of bare ground (moraine) occur close to the ice sheet.
This is a significant moulting site for
Anser brachyrhynchus. Breeding birds include 6 of the 32 species that are restricted in Europe to the Arctic/tundra biome (when breeding).
Pressure/threats to key biodiversity
No serious threats are known at the site.
National Partial
International PartialIBA overlaps with National Park (North and North-east Greenland). IBA overlaps with Biosphere Reserve (North and North-east Greenland National Park).
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Western part of Germania land (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/western-part-of-germania-land-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 23/11/2024.
