Lyell Land is a peninsula in

King Christian X Land King Christian X Land ( da, Kong Christian X Land) is an area of northeastern Greenland. History This area was named after King Christian X of Denmark and Iceland (1870 – 1947), who rose to the throne in 1912. At the time of the Three-year E ...

, East

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is t ...

. It is located in the

King Oscar Fjord King Oscar Fjord ( da, Kong 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 1 ...

area. Administratively it is part of the

Northeast Greenland National Park Northeast Greenland National Park ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaanni nuna eqqissisimatitaq, da, Grønlands Nationalpark) is the world's largest national park and the 10th List of largest protected areas in the world, largest protected area (the only large ...

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 as the author of ''Principles of Geolo ...

(1797–1875).

Geography

Lyell Land is bounded by

Kempe Fjord Kempe Fjord ( da, Kempes 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 Gr ...

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 t ...

, its branch Rhedin Fjord in the northwest,

Narwhal Sound The narwhal, also known as a narwhale (''Monodon monoceros''), is a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk" from a protruding canine tooth. It lives year-round in the Arctic waters around Greenland, Canada and Russia. It is o ...

in the northeast —beyond which lies

Ella Island Ella Island, or Ella Ø, is an island in eastern Greenland, within Northeast Greenland National Park. Geography Ella Island is located at the mouth of Kempe Fjord in the northern end of King Oscar Fjord. To the east lie larger Traill Island and Ge ...

, the King Oscar Fjord in the east —opposite

Traill Island Traill Island ( da, Traill Ø) 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 ...

Segelsällskapet Fjord Segelsällskapet Fjord ( da, Segelsällskapets 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 Saili ...

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 ...

, 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 Green ...

. The peninsula is attached to the mainland in the southwest, on the southern side of the glacier. The Argand Glacier, the Polhem Valley and the Berzelius Bjerg massif, are some of the outstanding features of the peninsula.

References

Peninsulas of Greenland {{greenland-geo-stub