Crown Prince Frederik Land
Crown Prince Frederik Land
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| Sovereign state |  Denmark |
| Autonomous Territory |  Greenland |
| Administrative division | Northeast Greenland National Park |
| Named after | Crown Prince Frederik |
Crown Prince Frederik Land (Greenlandic: Kunngissaq Frederik Nuna; Danish: Kronprins Frederik Land) is an area in the northernmost part of Greenland that is named after the current Danish king, Frederik X.[1][2][3] It is bordered to the west by Knud Rasmussen Land, to the north by Peary Land and to the east by King Frederik VIII Land.[4][1]
The territory was awarded by the first Prime Minister of Greenland, Jonathan Motzfeldt in 2000,[5][3] after the then crown prince completed a four-month-long expedition from Qaanaaq (Thule) and north of Greenland down to Sled Patrol Sirius' headquarters in Daneborg, an expedition that stretched over 3000 km and completed by dog sled.[5][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Alt det du ikke ved om kronprins Frederik". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ "Den 22. december". www.kongehuset.dk. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ a b c Hoff, Jim (2018-02-02). "Kronprinsen udfylder hullet". ugeavisen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ^ "Kronprins Frederik Land | lex.dk". Den Store Danske (in Danish). 2021-04-27. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ a b "Grønlandsk område bærer kronprinsens navn". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 2000-06-14. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
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