Wollaston Foreland
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 Map of the area | |
  Wollaston Foreland Location | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | East Greenland |
| Coordinates | 74°30′N 20°00′W / 74.500°N 20.000°W |
| Adjacent to | |
| Length | 71 km (44.1 mi) |
| Width | 35 km (21.7 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,444 m (4738 ft) |
| Highest point | Dombjerg |
| Administration | |
Greenland (Denmark) | |
| Zone | NE Greenland National Park |
Wollaston Foreland (Danish: Wollaston Forland) is a peninsula in King Christian X Land, East Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the NE Greenland National Park area.
This peninsula was named by William Scoresby in 1822 as a testimony of respect to William Hyde Wollaston. It was also surveyed and explored by the Second German North Polar Expedition 1869–70 led by Carl Koldewey.
The Danish Sirius Dog Sled Patrol has its headquarters at Daneborg on the southeastern shore. The Zackenberg research station is situated further West, near Young Sound.
