Rocky coast and shallow marine waters

Around 25 of 121 important bird areas in Iceland consist mainly of rocky coast, sometimes including nearby coastal lakes and shallow marine waters. These locations are important as staging areas for migratory birds and wintering sites for species that overwinter in Iceland. Some areas are also moulting sites for ducks, geese, and swans (Anatidae).

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West and Westfjords

FG-V 1 Kalmanstjörn–Garðskagi
FG-V 2 Álftanes–Skerjafjörður
FG-V 3 Elliðavogur–Grafarvogur
FG-V 4 Blikastaðakró–Leiruvogur
FG-V 5 Kjalarnes
FG-V 6 Hvalfjörður
FG-V 7 Blautós
FG-V 8 Grunnafjörður
FG-V 9 Andakíll
FG-V 10 Borgarfjörður–Mýrar–Löngufjörur
FG-V 11 Breiðafjörður
FG-V 12 Jökulfirðir (Sandeyri–Ritur)
FG-V 13 Hornstrandafriðland
North
FG-N 1 Fljót–Siglufjörður
FG-N 2 Óshólmar Eyjafjarðarár
FG-N 3 Tjörnes (Húsavíkurhöfði–Voladalstorfa)
FG-N 4 Melrakkaslétta
East
FG-A 1 Berufjarðarströnd
FG-A 2 Berufjörður
FG-A 3 Álftafjörður
FG-A 4 Þvottárskriður–Hvalnesskriður
FG-A 5 Lónsfjörður
FG-A 6 Skarðsfjörður
South
FG-S 1 Stokkseyri–Eyrarbakki
FG-S 2 Selvogur