King Frederik VIII Land

King Frederik VIII Land
Kunngi Frederik VIII Nuna (Greenlandic)
Kong Frederik VIII Land (Danish)
Region
Landscape of Danmarkshavn.
Location of King Frederik VIII Land
Sovereign state Kingdom of Denmark
Autonomous Territory Greenland
Administrative divisionNortheast Greenland National Park
Named afterKing Frederik VIII
Elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)

King Frederik VIII Land (Greenlandic: Kunngi Frederik VIII Nuna; Danish: Kong Frederik VIII Land) is a major geographic division of northeastern Greenland. It extends above the Arctic Circle from 76°N to 81°N in a North-South direction along the coast of the Greenland Sea.

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