Crown Prince Christian Land
Crown Prince Christian Land (Danish: Kronprins Christian Land) is a large peninsula in northern Greenland. It is a part of King Frederick VIII Land and administratively it belongs to the Northeast Greenland National Park.
Kronprins Christian Land | |
|---|---|
Location of Crown Prince Christian Land | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Far Northeast Greenland |
| Coordinates | 80°52′N 18°45′W |
| Adjacent to | Wandel Sea Greenland Sea |
| Length | 213 km (132.4 mi) |
| Width | 115 km (71.5 mi) |
| Administration | |
Greenland (Denmark) | |
| Zone | Northeast Greenland National Park |
It was named after Crown Prince Christian, later Christian X of Denmark (1870–1947) by the 1906–08 Denmark expedition.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.