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Designated | 24 July 1985 |
Reference no. | 314 [1] |
Dunøyane is a group of islands north of Hornsund, outside Wedel Jarlsberg Land at the western coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The island group is a nesting site for barnacle goose, common eider and Arctic tern. Hunters used to collect eiderdown at the islands. [2] [3] Dunøyane are included in the Dunøyane Bird Sanctuary, and part of the Sør-Spitsbergen National Park. [4]
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77°03′N 14°53′E / 77.050°N 14.883°E
Designations | |
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Designated | 24 July 1985 |
Reference no. | 314 [1] |
Dunøyane is a group of islands north of Hornsund, outside Wedel Jarlsberg Land at the western coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The island group is a nesting site for barnacle goose, common eider and Arctic tern. Hunters used to collect eiderdown at the islands. [2] [3] Dunøyane are included in the Dunøyane Bird Sanctuary, and part of the Sør-Spitsbergen National Park. [4]
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77°03′N 14°53′E / 77.050°N 14.883°E