SSSI

Geography & Places abbreviation · Geographic Feature

SSSI stands for Site of Special Scientific Interest, a geographic feature abbreviation.

Legal conservation designation in Great Britain protecting areas of special wildlife or geological interest; England alone has more than 4,000 SSSIs.

Example: The cliffs are an SSSI, so fossil collecting is restricted.

Usage notes

Pronounced triple-S-I. Northern Ireland uses a similar designation, Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI).

Related abbreviations

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• Str. – Strait
• Twp. – Township
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