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Gåsøyane Bird Sanctuary

Coordinates: 78°27′11″N 16°12′30″E / 78.4531°N 16.2084°E / 78.4531; 16.2084
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Designations
Official nameGåsøyane
Designated24 July 1985
Reference no.317[1]

Gåsøyane Bird Sanctuary (Norwegian: Gåsøyane fuglereservat) is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973.[2] It includes Gåsøyane in Bünsow Land.[3] The protected area covers a total area of around 2,400,000 square metres.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Gåsøyane". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Forskrift om opprettelse av nasjonalparker, naturresevater og fuglereservater, Svalbard" (in Norwegian). Lovdata. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Gåsøyane fuglereservat". Norwegian Polar Institute. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Gåsøyane fuglereservat" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

78°27′11″N 16°12′30″E / 78.4531°N 16.2084°E / 78.4531; 16.2084