Kalaallit Nunaat high arctic tundra

Kalaallit Nunaat high arctic tundra
Village of Qaanaaq, Greenland on the west coast
Ecoregion territory (in green)
Ecoregion territory (in green)
Ecology
RealmNearctic
BiomeTundra
Borders
Geography
Area304,321 km2 (117,499 sq mi)
CountryDenmark
StateGreenland
Coordinates70°15′N 70°45′W / 70.25°N 70.75°W / 70.25; -70.75

The Kalaallit Nunaat high arctic tundra ecoregion covers the coastal areas of northern including the upper half of the west coast and the upper one-third of the east coast.[1] Greenland (called Kalaallit Nunaat in the Greenlandic language). Areas inland of this strip of land are either covered in ice or bare rock. About one-third of the region is covered by mosses and lichens, and another 3% by herbaceous vegetation and shrubs. The largest national park in the world, Northeast Greenland National Park, protects a majority of the land within the ecoregion.[2][3][4][5] The Pituffik Space Base is also located in this ecoregion.[6]

  1. ^ https://www.oneearth.org/ecoregions/kalaallit-nunaat-high-arctic-tundra/
  2. ^ "Kalaallit Nunaat high arctic tundra". World Wildlife Federation. Retrieved March 21, 2020.
  3. ^ "Map of Ecoregions 2017". Resolve, using WWF data. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "Kalaallit Nunaat high arctic tundra". Digital Observatory for Protected Areas. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  5. ^ "Kalaallit Nunaat high arctic tundra". The Encyclopedia of Earth. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  6. ^ https://www.petersonschriever.spaceforce.mil/Pituffik-SB-Greenland/

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