Northeast Greenland National Park is the largest national park in the world and the largest protected land area in the world. Greenland’s only national park covers 375,000 mi² (972,000 km²) of stunning Arctic wilderness. That’s huge!
To put the size of Greenland’s National Park into perspective, at 375,000 square miles, it would be roughly 108 times bigger than Yellowstone National Park (3,471 mi²). If the Northeast Greenland National Park were a country, it would be the 30th largest country in the world – sandwiched between #29 Egypt (387,050 mi²) and #30 Nigeria (356,669 mi²).
The Kingdom of Denmark established the Northeast Greenland National Park on May 21, 1974. In 1977, Northeast Greenland National Park was designated as an UNESCO international biosphere reserve. In 1988, the park expanded by 105,019.8 mi². Today the Greenland Department of Environment and Nature manages the park.
With no permanent human settlement, there are more animals than people in Greenland’s National Park. The largest national park in the world is home to musk oxen, polar bears, walrus, Arctic fox, stoats, seals, narwhals, and beluga whales; along with numerous birds species like the barnacle goose, common eider, gyrfalcon, snowy owl, raven, ptarmigan, and others.
If you’re looking for a fun Arctic adventure, visit Northeast Greenland National Park. It sounds amazing!
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