Lyell Land is a peninsula in

King Christian X Land King Christian X Land (; ) is an area of northeastern Greenland. History This area was named after King Christian X of Denmark and Iceland (). At the time of the Three-year Expedition to East Greenland, it is reported that, when Lauge Koch w ...

, East

Greenland Greenland is an autonomous territory in the Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark. It is by far the largest geographically of three constituent parts of the kingdom; the other two are metropolitan Denmark and the Faroe Islands. Citizens of Greenlan ...

. It is located in the

King Oscar Fjord King Oscar Fjord (; ) is a fjord in East Greenland, marking the northern border of the Scoresby Land Peninsula. It was named by A.G. Nathorst on his 1899 expedition as ''Konung Oscars Fjord'' for Oscar II, King of Sweden from 1872 to 1907 and ...

area. Administratively it is part of the

Northeast Greenland National Park Northeast Greenland National Park (, ) is the world's largest national park and the 10th largest protected area (the only larger protected areas consist mostly of sea). Established in 1974, the Northeast Greenland national park expanded to its p ...

zone. It was named by Swedish Arctic explorer A.G. Nathorst on his 1899 expedition after Scottish geologist

Charles Lyell Sir Charles Lyell, 1st Baronet, (14 November 1797 – 22 February 1875) was a Scottish geologist who demonstrated the power of known natural causes in explaining the earth's history. He is best known today for his association with Charles ...

(1797–1875).

Geography

Lyell Land is bounded by

Kempe Fjord Kempe Fjord () is a fjord in King Christian X Land, eastern Greenland. Administratively it lies in the Northeast Greenland National Park area. This fjord is part of the King Oscar Fjord system.''Prostar Sailing Directions 2005 Greenland and Ice ...

in the north —beyond which lies

Suess Land Suess Land is a peninsula in King Christian X Land, East Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. History This peninsula was named by A.G. Nathorst after Austrian geologist Eduard Suess (1831–1914) at ...

, its branch Rhedin Fjord in the northwest,

Narwhal Sound The narwhal (''Monodon monoceros'') is a species of toothed whale native to the Arctic. It is the only member of the genus ''Monodon'' and one of two living representatives of the family Monodontidae. The narwhal is a stocky cetacean with a ...

in the northeast —beyond which lies

Ella Island Ella Island () is an island in eastern Greenland, within Northeast Greenland National Park. It was established in 1941 to enforce Danish sovereignty in Greenland.. It is home of the legendary Sirius Dog Sled Patrol. Geography Ella Island is loca ...

, the King Oscar Fjord in the east —opposite

Traill Island Traill Island () is a large island in eastern Greenland. It is named after zoologist Thomas Stewart Traill. The island is a part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. Geography Traill Island is a coastal island located in the desolate regio ...

, Segelsällskapet Fjord to the southeast and Forsblad Fjord —beyond which lies

Nathorst Land Nathorst Land is the land area between Van Keulenfjorden and Van Mijenfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. The area is named after Alfred Gabriel Nathorst Alfred Gabriel Nathorst (7 November 1850 – 20 January 1921) was a Swedish Arctic e ...

, in the south. Its northernmost headland is Cape Alfred. At the western end flows the Wahlenberg Glacier, beyond which lies

Gletscherland Gletscherland, meaning "Glacier Land", is a peninsula in King Christian X Land, East Greenland. Administratively it is part of the Northeast Greenland National Park. History This peninsula was named during the Three-year Expedition to East Gre ...

. The peninsula is attached to the mainland in the southwest, on the southern side of the glacier. The

Argand Glacier Argand may refer to: * Aimé Argand (1755 – 1803), Swiss physicist and chemist and inventor of the argand lamp * Émile Argand (1879 – 1940), Swiss geologist * Jean-Robert Argand (1768 – 1822), French amateur mathematician ** Arg ...

, the Polhem Valley and the Berzelius Bjerg massif, are some of the outstanding features of the peninsula.

References

Peninsulas of Greenland {{greenland-geo-stub