Søraust-Svalbard Nature Reserve

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Søraust-Svalbard Nature Reserve is a large, remote protected area in southeastern Svalbard known for its Arctic wilderness, glaciers, and important habitats for polar bears and seabirds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nature reserve
protected area
access restricted
area about 21,825 square kilometres
over 20,000 square kilometres
climate polar climate
continent Arctic region
Europe
country Norway
establishedBy Government of Norway
surface form: Norwegian government
governingBody Norwegian Environment Agency
hasBreedingColoniesOf Arctic tern
Brünnich's guillemot
glaucous gull
kittiwake
little auk
hasEcosystemType glacial ecosystem
marine ecosystem
terrestrial tundra ecosystem
hasFeature Arctic wilderness
coastal cliffs
glaciers
sea ice areas
tundra landscapes
hasLanguage Norwegian
hasOfficialName Søraust-Svalbard Nature Reserve self-linksurface differs
surface form: Søraust-Svalbard naturreservat
hasPart Barentsøya
Edgeøya
large marine areas
surrounding smaller islands
humanPopulation uninhabited
inception 1973
isImportantHabitatFor Arctic fox
bearded seal
polar bear
reindeer
ringed seal
seabirds
walrus
IUCNCategory Ia
legalFramework Svalbard Environmental Protection Act
locatedIn Arctic region
surface form: Arctic

Barents Sea
surface form: Barents Sea region

Svalbard
southeastern Svalbard
mainActivities nature conservation
scientific research
partOf Norwegian protected areas
Svalbard
surface form: Svalbard archipelago
protectionStatus strict nature reserve
purpose conservation of Arctic wilderness
protection of polar bear habitat
protection of seabird colonies

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Svalbard hasProtectedArea Søraust-Svalbard Nature Reserve
Søraust-Svalbard Nature Reserve hasOfficialName Søraust-Svalbard Nature Reserve self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Søraust-Svalbard naturreservat
Edgeøya protectedArea Søraust-Svalbard Nature Reserve