Northeast Greenland National Park, National park in Northeast, Greenland

Northeast Greenland National Park is a protected reserve in the remote northeast of Greenland, covering more than 972,000 square kilometers of Arctic terrain. The area combines glaciers, fjords, mountain ranges, and tundra in a polar landscape that remains largely untouched.

The park was created on 22 May 1974 from the uninhabited northern part of the former Ittoqqortoormiit Municipality in East Greenland, the first national park in the Kingdom of Denmark. In January 1977 it was designated an international biosphere reserve. In 1988 it grew by 272,000 km2 with the northeastern part of the former Avannaa county, reaching its present size of 972,000 km2.

Archaeological sites within the reserve show how hunters once lived in this harsh environment, moving through the seasons in search of game. Their traces tell of survival techniques and adaptation to a land that remains as remote today as it was centuries ago.

Visiting requires a special permit from Greenland authorities and can only be arranged through chartered flights to a few designated landing sites. Planning should be done well in advance, as logistics are complex and depend on weather and season.

The reserve holds the world's largest concentration of musk oxen, accounting for about 40 percent of the global population of this species. These hardy animals roam the tundra in small herds, surviving extreme temperatures thanks to their thick coats.