Northeast Greenland National Park: Nature
Places and attractions in the Nature category
Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon of Greenland is a tentative canyon of record length discovered underneath the Greenland ice sheet as reported in the journal Science on 30 August 2013, by scientists from the University of Bristol, University of Calgary, and University of Urbino, who described it as a mega-canyon.
Greenland ice sheet
The Greenland ice sheet is a vast body of ice covering 1,710,000 square kilometres, roughly near 80% of the surface of Greenland. It is the second largest ice body in the world, after the Antarctic ice sheet.
Petermann Peak
Petermann Peak, also known as Petermann Fjeld, Petermanns Topp and Petermann Point is a mountain in King Christian X Land, Northeast Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. The area around Petermann Peak is uninhabited.
Revaltoppe
Revaltoppe is one of the highest mountains in Queen Louise Land, NE Greenland. The peak is located in the King Frederick VIII Land area of northeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
Isfjord
Isfjord, meaning 'Ice Fjord' in the Danish language, is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland. The Isfjord is part of the Kaiser Franz Joseph Fjord complex in the area of the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Gefiontinde
Gefiontinde is the highest mountain in Queen Louise Land, NE Greenland. The peak is located in the King Frederick VIII Land area of northeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
Payer Peak
Payer Peak, is a mountain in King Christian X Land, Northeast Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. The region around Payer Peak is uninhabited. This mountain is located in the high Arctic zone, where Polar climate prevails. The average annual temperature in the area is −17 °C.
Queen Louise Land
Queen Louise Land is a vast mountainous region located west of Dove Bay, King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
Daugaard-Jensen Glacier
The Daugaard-Jensen Glacier is a large glacier located on the southeast coast of Greenland. The glacier was first mapped in 1933 by Lauge Koch during aerial surveys made during the 1931–34 Three-year Expedition to East Greenland.
Nioghalvfjerdsbrae
Nioghalvfjerdsbrae, sometimes referred to as "79 N Glacier", is a large glacier located in King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland.
Zachariae Isstrom
Zachariae Isstrom is a large glacier located in King Frederick VIII Land, northeast Greenland. This glacier was named by the Denmark expedition 1906–08 after Georg Hugh Robert Zachariae, an officer of the Danish Navy.
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Region: Northeast Greenland National Park