Sabine Island

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Sabine Island
Native name: Sabine Ø
Geography
Location East-Greenland
Coordinates 74°35′N 18°56′W / 74.583, -18.933Coordinates: 74°35′N 18°56′W / 74.583, -18.933


Administration
Flag of Greenland Greenland
County Tunu
Demographics
Population 0

Sabine Island is an island North East of Wollaston Foreland, previously known as Inner Pendulum Island. It was named by the Second German North Polar Expedition 1869–70 as Sabine Insel for Edward Sabine, who carried out pendulum experiments on the island in 1823[1].

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