Kolga Bay Landscape Conservation Area is a nature park situated in Harju County, Estonia.[1] Its area is 1933 ha.[2]
| Kolga Bay Landscape Conservation Area | |
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| Location | Estonia |
| Coordinates | 59°33′50″N 25°14′45″E / 59.5639°N 25.2458°E |
| Area | 1933 ha |
| Established | 1991 (1999) |
Environment
editThe protected area was designated in 1991 to protect Kolga Bay and its surrounding areas. In 1999, the protected area was redesigned to the landscape conservation area.[1] The islands in the bay have been designated an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because they support breeding populations of little and Arctic terns.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Kolga lahe maastikukaitseala kaitse-eeskiri – Riigi Teataja". www.riigiteataja.ee. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Kolga Lahe Maastikukaitseala from the World Database of Protected Areas, March 2021. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net
- ^ "Kolga Bay". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-03.
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