Kalaallit_Nunaat_high_arctic_tundra
Kalaallit Nunaat high arctic tundra
Ecoregion in northeastern Greenland
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]