Northeast Greenland National Park | |
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IUCN category II (national park) | |
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Coordinates | 76°N 30°W / 76°N 30°W |
Area | 972,000 km2 (375,000 sq mi) |
Established | 21 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.