Plankeholmane Bird Sanctuary
Plankeholmane Bird Sanctuary is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973. It includes Plankeholmane south of Prins Karls Forland, Spitsbergen. The protected area covers a total area of around 1,600,000 square metres.Plankeholmane Bird Sanctuary
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: protected area in Norway (Naturbase code: VV00002559)
- Categories: bird sanctuary, protected area, Nature Reserve (Svalbard), and recreation area
- Location: Svalbard, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
78.2084° or 78° 12′ 30″ northLongitude
11.9545° or 11° 57′ 16″ eastInception
July 1st, 1973Operator
Sysselmesteren på SvalbardOpen location code
CFCH6X53+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 231394348OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q4568293
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Plankeholmane Bird Sanctuary” goes by many names.
- French: “Réserve ornithologique de Plankeholmane”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Plankeholmane fuglereservat”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Plankholmane fuglereservat”
- Norwegian: “Plankeholmane fuglereservat”
- Spanish: “Plankeholmane”
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Notable Places Nearby
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