Langanes peninsula (66.350°N x 14.650°W) lies in northeast Iceland. The outerpart of the peninsula, which is surrounded by seabird cliffs, has an area of 53km2. Seabirds have been monitored at Langanes since 1984.
It supports breeding populations of Northern Fulmars (7,500+ pairs), Northern Gannets (600 pairs), Black-legged Kittiwakes (51,000 pairs), Common Guillemots (44,000 pairs), Brünnich’s Guillemots (3,000 pairs), Razorbills (12,000 pairs) and Atlantic Puffins.
The area was identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International in 2015.
Langanes has been a SEATRACK locality since 2014, although Common Guillemots, Brünnich’s Guillemots and Razorbills have been instrumented there with GLS since 2013.
Seatrack partner
Þorkell Lindberg Þórarinsson
Northeast Iceland Nature Research Centre
Yann Kolbeinsson
Northeast Iceland Nature Research Centre
Data availability
