Roosevelt Land
Peninsula in Peary Land, Greenland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roosevelt Land (Danish: Roosevelts Land) is a peninsula in far northern Greenland. It is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park.[1][2]
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Location | Peary Land, Greenland |
Coordinates | 83°20′N 39°00′W |
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Length | 70 km (43 mi) |
Width | 50 km (31 mi) |
Highest elevation | 1,555 m (5102 ft) |
Highest point | Unnamed |
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Greenland (Denmark) | |
Demographics | |
Population | Uninhabited |
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The territory was named by Robert Peary after US President Theodore Roosevelt (1858 – 1919).[3]