What is the world's largest national park?

The world's largest national park is Northeast Greenland National Park. Covering about 972,000 square kilometres, it stretches across northeastern and interior Greenland, an area larger than Tanzania and many independent countries.

The park was established in 1974 and expanded to its present boundaries in 1988. It includes parts of Greenland's ice sheet, extensive Arctic coastline, fjords, mountains, and ice-free areas such as Peary Land. Greenland's Department of Environment and Nature oversees the park.

Despite its enormous size, the park has no permanent human population. A small number of research stations, military facilities, patrol teams, and seasonal visitors operate in the region. Arctic wildlife includes musk oxen, polar bears, Arctic hares, walruses, seals, and migratory birds.

A common mix-up is confusing the world's largest national park with its largest protected area. Some marine protected areas are bigger, but Northeast Greenland is recognized as the largest national park on land.