Skorpa Bird Sanctuary

Skorpa Bird Sanctuary (Norwegian: Skorpa fuglereservat) is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973.[1] It includes islets off Harpunodden (a southwest point of Danskøya) in Albert I Land, Spitsbergen.[2] The protected area covers a total area of around 1,100,000 square metres.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Forskrift om opprettelse av nasjonalparker, naturresevater og fuglereservater, Svalbard." (in Norwegian). Lovdata. http://www.lovdata.no/cgi-wift/ldles?doc=/lf/lf/lf-19730601-0001.html. Retrieved 27 November 2011. 
  2. ^ "Skorpa fuglereservat". Norwegian Polar Institute. http://miljo.npolar.no/placenames/pages/detailn.asp?placeNameID=213206E. Retrieved 27 November 2011. 
  3. ^ "Skorpa fuglereservat" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management. http://dnweb12.dirnat.no/nbinnsyn/asp/faktaark.asp?iid=VV00002555. Retrieved 27 November 2011.