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).
Fact sheets on a map
Fact sheets – Clockwise around Iceland |
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West and Westfjords |
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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 |