East Greenland
E611443
Arctic region
geographical region
mountain
national park
region
settlement
world's largest national park
East Greenland is a remote Arctic region of Greenland characterized by rugged mountains, extensive glaciers, and prominent geological formations that record the Caledonian orogeny.
Observed surface forms (7)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northeast Greenland | 6 |
| eastern Greenland | 5 |
| Gunnbjørn Fjeld | 0 |
| Northeast Greenland National Park | 0 |
| Ittoqqortoormiit | 0 |
| Scoresby Sund settlement | 0 |
| southeastern Greenland | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic region
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ mountain ⓘ national park ⓘ region ⓘ settlement ⓘ world's largest national park ⓘ |
| borders |
Denmark Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greenland Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | polar climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Blosseville Coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gunnbjørn Fjeld NERFINISHED ⓘ Hold with Hope peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Jameson Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Kangerlussuaq Fjord (East Greenland) NERFINISHED ⓘ Kong Oscar Fjord NERFINISHED ⓘ Liverpool Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Milne Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeast Greenland National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Renland NERFINISHED ⓘ Schweizerland Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Scoresby Sund NERFINISHED ⓘ Scoresby Sund settlement ⓘ Stauning Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ Watkins Range NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiedemann Fjord region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Denmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalEraRecorded |
Paleozoic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Precambrian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalStructure | Caledonian fold belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
extensive glaciers
ⓘ
prominent geological formations ⓘ remote ⓘ rugged mountains ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn |
Denmark Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greenland Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
limited tourism ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
ice shelves
ⓘ
permafrost ⓘ sea ice ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Danish
ⓘ
Greenlandic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Gunnbjørn Fjeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointOf |
Arctic Circle region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Caledonian orogeny exposures
ⓘ
fjord landscapes ⓘ large ice caps ⓘ nunataks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ East Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ East Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ North Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Greenland Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Ittoqqortoormiit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationDensity | very low ⓘ |
| records | Caledonian orogeny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | UTC−01:00 ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Northeast Greenland
subject surface form:
Gunnbjørn Fjeld
this entity surface form:
eastern Greenland
this entity surface form:
Northeast Greenland
this entity surface form:
eastern Greenland
this entity surface form:
eastern Greenland
this entity surface form:
Northeast Greenland
subject surface form:
Scoresby Sund region
this entity surface form:
eastern Greenland
this entity surface form:
southeastern Greenland
this entity surface form:
Northeast Greenland
this entity surface form:
eastern Greenland
this entity surface form:
Northeast Greenland
this entity surface form:
Northeast Greenland