Alkefjellet

Alkefjellet (79.585°N x 18.459°E) is a s a several kilometer long, up to a one hundred meters high, steep cliff in Lomfjordhalvøya, Spitsbergen, Svalbard. Reflecting high productivity in nearby seas, Alkefjellet is home to thousands of seabirds, mainly Brünnich’s guillemots (ca. 100,000 individuals) and black-legged kittiwakes (>5000 individuals). Northern fulmars, glaucous gulls and black guillemots are also common breeders there.

Alkefjellet became a SEATRACK location in 2015 with GLS loggers being deployed on Brünnich’s guillemots, northern fulmars and black-legged kittiwakes. Alkefjellet is the only site in East Svalbard where seabirds are studied. Alkefjellet became a SEATRACK location in 2015 with GLS loggers being deployed on Brünnich’s guillemots, northern fulmars and black-legged kittiwakes.