Northeast Greenland National Park

Northeast Greenland National Park
IUCN category II (national park)
Location Greenland
 Kingdom of Denmark
Coordinates76°N 30°W / 76°N 30°W / 76; -30
Area972,000 km2 (375,000 sq mi)
Established21 May 1974

Northeast Greenland National Park is a national park in Greenland, Denmark. It is the largest national park in the world, with an area of 972,000 km2 (375,000 sq mi).[1] This makes the park larger than most countries. It would place 31st if it were a country, just behind Egypt. It is the only national park in Greenland, and the most northerly national park in the world. Its most northerly point reaches slightly further than the most northerly point in Quttinirpaaq National Park in Canada.

  1. Statistics Greenland, Greenland in Figures, 2009 Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine

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