Hermansen Island Bird Sanctuary
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.- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: protected area in Norway (Naturbase code: VV00002557)
- Also known as: “Hermansenøya Bird Sanctuary”
Hermansen Island Bird Sanctuary
- Categories: bird sanctuary, protected area, and recreation area
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
78.5481° or 78° 32′ 53″ northLongitude
12.1931° or 12° 11′ 35″ eastInception
July 1st, 1973Operator
Sysselmesteren på SvalbardOpen location code
CFCJG5XV+66OpenStreetMap ID
way 231394328OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q5741225
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Satellite Map
Discover Hermansen Island Bird Sanctuary from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Hermansen Island Bird Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- French: “réserve ornithologique de Hermansenøya”
- French: “Réserve ornithologique de Hermansenøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hermansenøya fuglereservat”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hermansenøya fuglereservat”
- Norwegian: “Hermansenøya fuglereservat”
- Spanish: “Hermansenøya”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hermansen Island and Bulltinden.
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