Skorpa Bird Sanctuary

Skorpa Bird Sanctuary (Norwegian: Skorpa fuglereservat) is a bird reserve at Svalbard, Norway, established in 1973.[1] It includes islets off Harpunodden (a southwest point of Danes Island) in Albert I Land, Spitsbergen.[2] The protected area covers a total area of around 1,100,000 square metres.[3]

References
  1. "Forskrift om opprettelse av nasjonalparker, naturresevater og fuglereservater, Svalbard" (in Norwegian). Lovdata. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  2. "Skorpa fuglereservat". Norwegian Polar Institute. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  3. "Skorpa fuglereservat" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.

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