![]() July 2004 NASA satellite image of northern Peary Land including Cape Morris Jesup. | |
Geography | |
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Location | Northeast Greenland |
Coordinates | 82°38′N 32°30′W / 82.633°N 32.500°W |
Adjacent to | Victoria Fjord |
Length | 360 km (224 mi) |
Width | 200 km (120 mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,929 m (6329 ft) |
Highest point | Helvetia Tinde |
Administration | |
Greenland (Denmark) | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Peary Land is a peninsula in northern Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean. It reaches from Victoria Fjord in the west to Independence Fjord in the south and southeast, and to the Arctic Ocean in the north, with Cape Morris Jesup, the northernmost point of Greenland's mainland, and Cape Bridgman in the northeast.[1]