Location in Greenland

Northeast Greenland National Park is the largest national park in the world, with an area of 972,000 square kilometres. It is also the only national park in Greenland and in Denmark. Encompassing the entire coastline and interior sections of Greenland, which is the largest island on Earth, the park has virtually no permanent human population. In 1986, the permanent population of the park was 40, living at Mesters Vig although 400 sites saw occasional summertime use. These 40 were involved in cleanup and closeout operations at mining exploration sites and soon left. Recently only 27 people and about 110 dogs over-winter in North East Greenland: 2 at Mestersvig, 12 at Daneborg, members of the Sirius Patrol, the park policing agency, as well as 8 at the civilian weather station Danmarkshavn and 5 at the military base Station North.[1] Originally created on 22 May 1974, the park was expanded in 1988 to its present size. In January 1977 it was designated an international biosphere reserve. It is overseen by the Greenland Department of Environment and Nature. Yosemite National Park in the United States. ... Earth is the third planet from the Sun. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... A Biosphere Reserve is an international conservation designation for reserves designated by UNESCO under the MaB (Man and the Biosphere) Programme. ...

An estimated 5,000 to 15,000 musk ox as well as numerous polar bears, walrus can be found near the coastal regions of the park. This is claimed to be 40% of the world population of musk ox.[2]. Other mammals include arctic fox, stoat, collared lemming and arctic hare. Reindeer left the park in 1900 and wolves in 1934, although wolves occasionally return. Other marine mammals include ringed seal, bearded seal, harp seal and hooded seal as well as narwhal and white whale. Binomial name Ovibos moschatus (Zimmermann, 1780) The Musk ox (Ovibos moschatus) is a bovine noted for its thick coat and for the strong odor of the male. ... Binomial name Ursus maritimus Phipps, 1774 The Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus), also known as white bear or northern bear or sea bear, is a large bear native to the Arctic. ... Binomial name Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758) Subspecies Walruses are large semi-aquatic mammals that live in the cold Arctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. ... Binomial name Alopex lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Arctic Fox (Alopex lagopus or Vulpes lagopus) is a small fox native to cold Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere. ... Binomial name Mustela erminea Linnaeus, 1758 The Stoat (Mustela erminea) is a small mammal of the family Mustelidae. ... Binomial name Lepus timidus Linnaeus, 1758 The Mountain Hare (Lepus timidus) is a hare, which is largely adapted to polar and mountainous habitats. ... Binomial name Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus, 1758) For the musician, please see Caribou (musician). ... Binomial name Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758 The Wolf or Grey Wolf (Canis lupus) is a mammal of the Canidae family and the ancestor of the domestic dog. ... Binomial name Phoca hispida (Schreber, 1775) The Ringed Seal is an earless seal inhabiting the Arctic coasts. ... Binomial name Erignathus barbatus Erxleben, 1777 The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) is a medium-sized seal that is found in and near to the Arctic Ocean. ... Binomial name Phoca groenlandica Erxleben, 1777 The Harp Seal (Phoca groenlandica, also named Pagophilus groenlandicus), is a marine mammal of the family Phocidae that is found in the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans. ... Binomial name Cystophora christata (Erxleben, 1777) The hooded seal (Cystophora christata) is an arctic seal, which is named after a cap-like bulge essay on forehead and nose of the male that doesn’t hang down as with the elephant seal. ... Binomial name Monodon monoceros Linnaeus, 1758 Narwhal range The narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is an Arctic species of cetacean with a body similar to that of a beluga whale and Irrawaddy Dolphin. ... The term White Whale has several meanings. ...

Species of birds which breed in the park including great northern diver, barnacle goose, pink-footed goose, common eider, king eider, gyrfalcon, snowy owl, sanderling, ptarmigan and raven. Binomial name Gavia immer (Brunnich, 1764) The Great Northern Diver, known in North America as the Common Loon (Gavia immer), is a large member of the loon, or diver, family. ... Binomial name Branta leucopsis ((Bechstein, 1803)) The Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species. ... Binomial name Anser brachyrhynchus Baillon, 1834 The Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) is a goose breeding in Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard. ... Binomial name Somateria mollissima Linnaeus, 1758 Green: breeding Blue: winter/feeding The Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) is a large sea duck, which is distributed over the northern coasts of Europe, North America and eastern Siberia. ... Binomial name Somateria spectabilis (Linnaeus, 1758) The King Eider (Somateria spectabilis) is a large sea duck, which is breeds along northern hemisphere arctic coasts of northeast Europe, North America and Asia. ... Binomial name Falco rusticolus Linnaeus, 1758 The Gyr Falcon (Falco rusticolus), also spelled Gyrfalcon, is a large bird of prey. ... The Snowy Owl (Bubo scandiacus) is a large owl of the typical owl family. ... Binomial name Calidris alba Pallas, 1764 The Sanderling, Calidris alba is a small wader. ... Binomial name Lagopus mutus (Montin, 1781) The Ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus) is a small (31-35 cm) bird in the grouse family. ... Species See text Many large black birds of the genus Corvus are called ravens. ...

See also

• List of national parks

This is a list of national parks ordered by nation. ...

External links

• Main park webpage
• Image gallery
• UN website on park