East Greenland

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East Greenland is a remote Arctic region of Greenland characterized by rugged mountains, extensive glaciers, and prominent geological formations that record the Caledonian orogeny.

All labels observed (8)

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Statements (63)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic region
geographical region
mountain
national park
region
settlement
world's largest national park
borders Denmark Strait
Greenland Sea
climate polar climate
contains Blosseville Coast
Gunnbjørn Fjeld
Hold with Hope peninsula
Jameson Land
Kangerlussuaq Fjord (East Greenland)
Kong Oscar Fjord
Liverpool Land
Milne Land
Northeast Greenland National Park
Renland
Schweizerland Alps
Scoresby Sund
Scoresby Sund settlement
Stauning Alps
Watkins Range
Wiedemann Fjord region
country Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark
geologicalEraRecorded Paleozoic
linked to: Paleozoic Era

Precambrian
geologicalStructure Caledonian fold belt
linked to: British Caledonides
hasCharacteristic extensive glaciers
prominent geological formations
remote
rugged mountains
sparsely populated
hasCoastlineOn Denmark Strait
Greenland Sea
hasEconomicActivity fishing
limited tourism
scientific research
hasFeature ice shelves
permafrost
sea ice
hasLanguage Danish
Greenlandic
linked to: Kalaallisut
highestPoint Gunnbjørn Fjeld
highestPointOf Arctic Circle region
linked to: Arctic Circle

Greenland
knownFor Caledonian orogeny exposures
fjord landscapes
large ice caps
nunataks
locatedIn Arctic
linked to: Arctic region

East Greenland
East Greenland
East Greenland
North Atlantic Ocean
linked to: North Atlantic
locatedOn Greenland Sea
officialName Ittoqqortoormiit
partOf Greenland
populationDensity very low
records Caledonian orogeny
timeZone UTC−01:00

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Greenland Caledonides hasExposuresIn East Greenland
The Coast of Northeast Greenland mainSubject Northeast Greenland
linked to: East Greenland
King Christian IX Land locatedIn eastern Greenland
linked to: East Greenland
Sermersooq municipality locatedIn southeastern Greenland
linked to: East Greenland
Watkins Range locatedIn eastern Greenland
linked to: East Greenland
Tasiilaq region East Greenland
Scoresby Sund region locatedIn eastern Greenland
subject linked to: Scoresby Sund region (partly)
linked to: East Greenland
Mestersvig area locatedIn eastern Greenland
linked to: East Greenland
Wandel Sea coast locatedIn Northeast Greenland
linked to: East Greenland
National Park Sea (offshore waters) locatedIn Northeast Greenland
linked to: East Greenland
Sirius Dog Sled Patrol operatesIn Northeast Greenland
linked to: East Greenland
Independence Fjord region locatedIn Northeast Greenland
linked to: East Greenland
Dove Bay region locatedIn Northeast Greenland
linked to: East Greenland
Gunnbjørn Fjeld locatedIn eastern Greenland
subject linked to: Gunnbjørn Fjeldt
linked to: East Greenland
Anser brachyrhynchus breedingRange east Greenland
linked to: East Greenland
Helge Ingstad explored East Greenland
East Greenland Rift System extendsFrom Northeast Greenland
linked to: East Greenland
East Greenland Rift System extendsTo Southeast Greenland
linked to: East Greenland
Gunnbjørn Fjeld locatedIn East Greenland
subject linked to: East Greenland
Ittoqqortoormiit locatedIn East Greenland
subject linked to: East Greenland
Northeast Greenland National Park locatedIn East Greenland
subject linked to: East Greenland
Kong Oscar Fjord locatedIn eastern Greenland
linked to: East Greenland
Kong Oscar Fjord partOf East Greenland fjord belt
linked to: East Greenland
Otto Sverdrup Glacier locatedIn Northeastern Greenland
linked to: East Greenland
Louise Boyd ledExpeditionTo East Greenland
Louise Boyd ledExpeditionTo Northeast Greenland
linked to: East Greenland
Tiniteqilaaq locatedIn southeastern Greenland
linked to: East Greenland