Scoresby Land

Scoresby Land
Region
Landscape of Scoresby Land: the Stauning Alps.
Landscape of Scoresby Land: the Stauning Alps.
Scoresby Land is located in Greenland
Scoresby Land
Location of Scoresby Land
Coordinates: 72°00′N 24°30′W / 72.000°N 24.500°W / 72.000; -24.500
CountryGreenland
ZoneNortheast Greenland National Park and Sermersooq
Map of Northeastern Greenland, showing Scoresby Land at bottom.
Map of Greenland Sea, showing Scoresby Land at top left.

Scoresby Land is an area of Eastern Greenland, which lies partly in Sermersooq and partly in the Northeast Greenland National Park zone. The area is uninhabited, except for Mestersvig, a military outpost.

Muskoxen are found in Scoresby Land, and formerly also reindeer.[1]

  1. ^ Musk-Oxen in Jameson Land and Scoresby Land, Greenland