Olsholmen Bird Sanctuary
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.Olsholmen Bird Sanctuary
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: protected area in Norway (Naturbase code: VV00002560)
- Categories: bird sanctuary, protected area, and recreation area
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
77.2372° or 77° 14′ 14″ north
Longitude
14.2496° or 14° 14′ 58″ east
Inception
July 1st, 1973
Operator
Sysselmesteren på Svalbard
Open location code
CF9P66PX+VR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Olsholmen Bird Sanctuary from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Olsholmen Bird Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- French: “réserve ornithologique d’Olsholmen”
- French: “Réserve ornithologique d’Olsholmen”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Olsholmen fuglereservat”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Olsholmen fuglereservat”
- Norwegian: “Olsholmen fuglereservat”
- Spanish: “Olsholmen”
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Notable Places Nearby
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