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Svalbard, previously known as Spitsbergen or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it lies about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range from 74° to 81° north latitude, and from 10° to 35° east longitude. The largest island is Spitsbergen, followed in size by Nordaustlandet and Edgeøya. The largest settlement is Longyearbyen on the west coast of Spitsbergen.
Svalbard and Jan Mayen is a statistical designation defined by ISO 3166-1 for a collective grouping of two remote jurisdictions of Norway: Svalbard and Jan Mayen. While the two are combined for the purposes of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) category, they are not administratively related. This has further resulted in the country code top-level domain .sj being issued for Svalbard and Jan Mayen, and ISO 3166-2:SJ. The United Nations Statistics Division also uses this code, but has named it the Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
Nordenskiöld Land is the land area between Isfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The area is named after Finnish-Swedish explorer and geologist Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld. The coastal region of Nordenskiöld Land (Nordenskiøldkysten) has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports breeding populations of barnacle geese and common eiders.
Blomstrandhamna Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes the skerry in Blomstrandhamna in Haakon VII Land. The protected area covers a total of 580,000 square metres.
Boheman Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve in Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes islands south of Bohemanflya in Oscar II Land. The protected area covers a total of 2,076,000 square metres.
Dunøyane Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve in Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes islands west of Dunøysundet in Wedel Jarlsberg Land. The protected area covers a total of around 11.9 km2.
Forlandsøyane Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes Forlandsøyane off Prins Karls Forland. The protected area covers a total area of around 5,400,000 square metres.
Gåsøyane Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes Gåsøyane in Bünsow Land. The protected area covers a total area of around 2,400,000 square metres.
Guissezholmen Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes islets at Kapp Guissez in Haakon VII Land. The protected area covers a total area of around 400,000 square metres.
Hermansen Island Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes Hermansen Island on the west coast of Oscar II Land. The protected area covers a total area of around 4,200,000 square metres.
Isøyane Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes Nordre Isøya and Isøykalven in the Isøyane island group in Wedel Jarlsberg Land. The protected area covers a total area of around 2,300,000 square metres.
Kapp Linné Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes areas between Randvika and Fyrsjøen on Nordenskiöld Land. The protected area covers a total area of around 1,900,000 square metres.
Kongsfjorden Bird Sanctuary is a 140 ha bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes islands and islets in Kongsfjorden, Haakon VII Land. It lies at the inner end of the fjord and consists of about ten islands, mainly covered with grassy vegetation and having small freshwater ponds. The fjord is surrounded by steep mountains, cliffs, glaciers and tundra. The reserve has been recognised as a wetland of international importance by designation under the Ramsar Convention. It has also been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International. It supports breeding populations of pink-footed and barnacle geese, common and king eiders, long-tailed ducks, purple sandpipers, red phalaropes, glaucous gulls, long-tailed jaegers and snow buntings. Ivory gulls have been recorded.
Moseøya Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes Moseøya, south of Danes Island, part of Albert I Land. The protected area covers a total area of around 1,400,000 square metres.
Olsholmen Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes Olsholmen off Wedel Jarlsberg Land, Spitsbergen. The protected area covers a total area of around 461,000 square metres.
Skorpa Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes islets off Harpunodden in Albert I Land, Spitsbergen. The protected area covers a total area of around 1,100,000 square metres.
Sørkapp Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes Sørkappøya and other islands off Sørkapp Land, Spitsbergen. The protected area covers a total area of 3,599ha
Olsholmen is a small island or islet at the west coast of Wedel Jarlsberg Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located between the capes Kapp Klaveness and Kapp Borthen. The islet is included in the Olsholmen Bird Sanctuary, which was established in 1973.
Fyrsjøen is a lake in Nordenskiöld Land at Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is located at the southern part of the headland Kapp Linné, proximate to the Isfjord Lighthouse.
References
- ↑ "Forskrift om opprettelse av nasjonalparker, naturresevater og fuglereservater, Svalbard" (in Norwegian). Lovdata . Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "Plankeholmane fuglereservat". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ↑ "Plankeholmane fuglereservat" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
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