[1] The lake and its surroundings are part of the Northeast Greenland National Park zone.
The Danish military base/weather station Nord —the only inhabited place in the area— lies about 200 km (120 mi) to the NNE.
[2] Huts were built and scientific personnel used the location as a base for research in the area, as well as to launch expeditions further north.
It is located at the southern end of Crown Prince Christian Land peninsula.
[6] Sydhøjen is a small peninsula on the northern side of the lake which has Inuit archaeological remains.