Little Pendulum Island
Native name: Lille Pedulum Ø | |
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  Little Pendulum Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Greenland Sea, Eastern Greenland |
| Coordinates | 74°40′N 18°28′W / 74.667°N 18.467°WCoordinates: 74°40′N 18°28′W / 74.667°N 18.467°W |
| Archipelago | Pendulum Islands |
| Total islands | 3 |
| Major islands | Sabine Island, Little Pendulum |
| Area | 57.8 km2 (22.3 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 602 m (1975 ft) |
| Administration | |
Greenland | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Little Pendulum Island (Danish: Lille Pedulum Ø) is an island in Eastern Greenland, in the Northeast Greenland National Park.
History[]
The island was named by Douglas Charles Clavering’s 1823 expedition, during which the Irish scientist Edward Sabine swung the pendulum on the largest of the islands (Sabine Island).[1]
Geography[]
Little Pendulum Island is located to the north east of Wollaston Foreland, and to the south of Shannon Island.[2] Together with Sabine Island (formerly Inner Pendulum Island) and an islet named Walrus Island (Danish: Hvalros Ø) south of Sabine,[3] it constitutes the Pendulum Islands.
 19th-century map of the Pendulum Islands. 2nd German Polar Expedition 1869–70. |
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