Dunøyane is a group of islands north of Hornsund, outside Wedel Jarlsberg Land at the western coast of Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The island group is a nesting site for barnacle goose, common eider and Arctic tern. Hunters used to collect eiderdown at the islands.[2][3] Dunøyane are included in the Dunøyane Bird Sanctuary, and part of the Sør-Spitsbergen National Park.[4]
| Designations | |
|---|---|
Ramsar Wetland | |
| Designated | 24 July 1985 |
| Reference no. | 314[1] |

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