Where can you see the King Eider?
Some of the best places to see the King Eider in the wild include South Spitsbergen National Park (Norway), St. Paul Island (United States) and Quttinirpaaq National Park (Canada) — among 11 wildlife hotspots across Norway, Canada, Greenland and the United States. Every hotspot below shows real sighting data and the best seasons to visit.
Bic National Park
Rimouski, Canada
+119 birds+17 mammals
Granite cliffs plunge toward the churning Saint Lawrence River, where salt marshes and boreal forest converge in an explosive collision […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKL’Île-Bonaventure-Et-Du-Rocher-Percé National Park
Le Rocher-Percé, Canada
+146 birds+3 mammals
Where the St. Lawrence River crashes against Quebec’s Gaspésie Peninsula, a pierced limestone monolith rises 88 metres from churning Atlantic […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNortheast Greenland National Park
Northeast Greenland National Park, Greenland
+27 birds+10 mammals
Where granite peaks plunge into the Arctic Ocean and pack ice dominates a landscape of incomparable vastness, one of Earth’s […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNorthern Isfjorden National Park
Norway
+22 birds+12 mammals
Granite peaks plunge into the fjord’s crystalline waters, their cliffs carved by ancient ice and crowned with Arctic tundra. This […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNorthwest Spitsbergen National Park
Norway
+26 birds+4 mammals
Where Arctic tundra surrenders to jagged peaks and tidewater glaciers, a landscape of raw grandeur unfolds across the northwestern reaches […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKNuuk Fjord System
Nuuk, Greenland
+30 birds+5 mammals
Where granite peaks plunge directly into the Arctic Ocean, a labyrinth of deep fjords carves through Greenland’s southwestern coast, their […]
VIEW PROTECTED LANDSCAPEQuttinirpaaq National Park
Qikiqtaaluk Region, Canada
+16 birds+4 mammals
Where the Arctic archipelago reaches its northernmost extremity, ice-sculptured peaks and vast tundra plateaus dominate a landscape of raw, elemental […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSirmilik National Park
Qikiqtaaluk Region, Canada
+34 birds+5 mammals
Where the Canadian Arctic archipelago fractures into fjords and limestone cliffs, one of Earth’s most pristine marine ecosystems unfolds across […]
VIEW NATIONAL PARKSouth Spitsbergen National Park
Norway
+19 birds+5 mammals
Towering peaks of dark basalt and pale marble thrust skyward across the Arctic archipelago, their flanks sculpted by ancient glaciers […]
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