Data Zone
Country/territory: Greenland (to Denmark)
IBA criteria met: B1i, B3 (2000)
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Area: 40,000 ha
Site description (2000 baseline)
A c.60-km long valley containing marshes, lakes, ponds and gravel plains, bisecting a plateau (700-1,000 m) in Scoresby Land.
Key biodiversity
Important as both a breeding and moulting site for two species of goose.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Ørsted Dal and Coloradodal (Greenland (to Denmark)). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/ørsted-dal-and-coloradodal-iba-greenland-(to-denmark) on 23/11/2024.