Peary Land

American  

noun

1. a peninsula in N Greenland, extending into the Arctic Ocean: Cape Morris Jesup is at its N end. 200 miles (320 km) long.

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Example Sentences

The DNA, found locked in sediments in a region called Peary Land at the farthest northern reaches of Greenland, shows what life was like in a much warmer period in Earth’s history.

From Scientific American

The newly analyzed ancient DNA comes from a fossil-rich rock formation in Peary Land called Kap København, which preserves sediments from both land and a shallow ocean-side estuary.

From Scientific American

The researchers reconstructed ancient Peary Land using disembodied fragments of DNA.

From Scientific American

The researchers began collecting sediments from Peary Land in 2006, but it took years for the technology to catch up with their ambitions.

From Scientific American

The researchers extracted and sequenced DNA from 41 organic-rich sediment samples obtained from five sites on the Peary Land peninsula jutting into the Arctic Ocean.

From Reuters