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Kolga Bay Landscape Conservation Area
Location	Estonia
Coordinates	59°33′50″N 25°14′45″E / 59.5639°N 25.2458°E / 59.5639; 25.2458
Area	1933 ha
Established	1991 (1999)

Kolga Bay Landscape Conservation Area is a nature park situated in Harju County, Estonia. Its area is 1933 ha.

Environment

The 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. 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.

References

1. ^ "Kolga lahe maastikukaitseala kaitse-eeskiri – Riigi Teataja". www.riigiteataja.ee. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
2. UNEP-WCMC (2021). Protected Area Profile for Kolga Lahe Maastikukaitseala from the World Database of Protected Areas, March 2021. Available at: www.protectedplanet.net
3. "Kolga Bay". BirdLife Data Zone. BirdLife International. 2024. Retrieved 2024-09-03.

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