Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve

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Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve is a vast, remote protected area in northeastern Svalbard, Norway, known for its Arctic wilderness of glaciers, polar deserts, and important habitats for polar bears and seabirds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ramsar site
nature reserve
protected area
access restricted
adjacentTo Arctic Ocean
Hinlopen Strait
area about 55,000 square kilometres
over 20,000 square miles
climate polar climate
contains Austfonna ice cap
Kvitøya island
linked to: Kvitøya

Nordaustlandet island
Sjuøyane archipelago
Storøya island
Vestfonna ice cap
linked to: Austfonna ice cap

coastal cliffs
glaciers
polar desert landscapes
sea ice habitats
country Norway
established 1973
establishedBy Norwegian government
feature ice caps
permafrost
polar desert
sea cliffs used as bird colonies
governingBody Governor of Svalbard
Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management
habitatFor Arctic fox
Brünnich’s guillemot
Svalbard reindeer
bearded seal
ivory gull
linked to: Ivory gull

kittiwake
little auk
polar bear
ringed seal
seabirds
walrus
humanPopulation uninhabited
IUCNCategory Ia
locatedIn Arctic
linked to: Arctic region

Hinlopen Strait area
Nordaustlandet
Northeastern Svalbard
linked to: Svalbard

Svalbard
locatedInSea Barents Sea
mainUse nature conservation
scientific research
partOf Kingdom of Norway
Svalbard archipelago protected areas network
protectionStatus strict nature reserve
RamsarDesignation Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve Ramsar site
RamsarDesignationYear 2012
RamsarSiteNumber 1960

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Svalbard hasProtectedArea Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve
Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve RamsarDesignation Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve Ramsar site
linked to: Nordaust-Svalbard Nature Reserve