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Northeast Greenland National Park Essentials

Northeast Greenland National Park, the world’s largest national park, encompasses the massive Greenland Ice Sheet and some of the Arctic’s most significant geological features. This selection includes the 79 N Glacier (Nioghalvfjerdsbrae) and Zachariae Isstrom, two of the island's most active ice streams. The list also highlights the Zackenberg Ecological Research Operations, the remote Geologfjord, and the easternmost point of the North American continent. These landmarks represent the northernmost extremes of Earth, characterized by deep fjords, calving glaciers, and high-altitude peaks like Petermann Bjerg.

Northeast Greenland National Park Essentials — Karte

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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.

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Dijmphna Sound

The Dijmphna Sound is a sound in King Frederick VIII Land, Northeast Greenland.

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Geologfjord

Geologfjord is a fjord in King Christian X Land, East Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.

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Nioghalvfjerdsbrae

Nioghalvfjerdsbrae, sometimes referred to as "79 N Glacier", is a large glacier located in King Frederick VIII Land, northeastern Greenland.

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Petermann Peak

Petermann Peak,, also known as Petermann Fjeld, Petermanns Topp and Petermann Point is a mountain in King Christian X Land, Northeast…

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Extreme points of North America

This is a list of the extreme points of North America: the points that are highest and lowest, and farther north, south, east or west than…

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Zachariae Isstrom

Zachariae Isstrom is a large glacier located in King Frederick VIII Land, northeast Greenland.

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Zackenberg

Zackenberg or Zackenburg is a mountain in Wollaston Foreland, NE Greenland.

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Jørgen Brønlund Fjord

Jørgen Brønlund Fjord or Bronlund Fjord is a fjord in southern Peary Land, northern Greenland.

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Daugaard-Jensen Gletsjer

A major outlet glacier that drains into the Nordvestfjord within the Scoresby Sund system. It is one of the most productive glaciers in East Greenland, known for its high rate of ice discharge and frequent calving of large icebergs.