The area is uninhabited, except for Mestersvig, a military outpost.

[1] It is a mostly mountainous region, its northern part being made up of steep, difficult terrain, while the southern part towards Sydkap is smoother and more accessible.

[2] Scoresby Land is bound to the north by the King Oscar Fjord and its Segelsällskapet Fjord branch, to the south by the Scoresby Sound, Hall Bredning and the Nordvestfjord, and to the west by the Borgbjerg Glacier, the Princess Glacier, a part of Furesø and the Alpefjord, beyond which lies Nathorst Land.

The Holger Danske Briller lakes are located in the region.

[3][4] Antarctic Haven is located on the southern shore of Davy Sound, in northern Scoresby Land.