Moseøya Bird Sanctuary
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Skorpa Bird Sanctuary.
Skorpa Bird Sanctuary
Nature reserve
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.
Moseøya Bird Sanctuary
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: protected area in Norway (Naturbase code: VV00002581)
- Categories: bird sanctuary, protected area, and recreation area
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
79.6415° or 79° 38′ 30″ northLongitude
10.8913° or 10° 53′ 29″ eastInception
July 1st, 1973Operator
Sysselmesteren på SvalbardOpen location code
CFFGJVRR+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 231394339OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q6514116
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Moseøya Bird Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- French: “réserve ornithologique de Moseøya”
- French: “Réserve ornithologique de Moseøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Moseøya fuglereservat”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Moseøya fuglereservat”
- Norwegian: “Moseøya fuglereservat”
- Spanish: “Moseøya”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moseøya and Perskjeret.
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