Sør-Spitsbergen National Park is located in the southern part of Spitsbergen Island, which is part of the Svalbard archipelago in Norway. The park was established in 1973 and includes Wedel Jarlsberg Land, Torell Land, and Sørkapp Land. More than 65% of the area is covered by ice, and much of the remaining land is tundra.

Important Bird Area

The park includes bird sanctuaries that protect islands with grassy vegetation, freshwater ponds, and areas of bare rock. One of these is the Isøyane Bird Sanctuary, which has been recognized as a wetland of international importance by the Ramsar Convention. The park has been identified as an Important Bird Area (IBA) by BirdLife International because it supports breeding populations of barnacle geese (850–950 pairs), common eiders (1000 pairs), black-legged kittiwakes (25,900 pairs), and thick-billed guillemots (over 200,000 pairs).