biography
| name: |
Nordenskjöld, Nils (Adolf Erik), Baron
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pronunciation:
[naw(r)denshoel]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1832–1901)
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| biography:
| Arctic navigator, born in Helsinki, Finland. A naturalized Swede, he made several expeditions to Spitsbergen, mapping the S of the island. After two preliminary trips proving the navigability of the Kara Sea, he accomplished the navigation of the Northeast Passage (on the Vega) from the Atlantic to the Pacific along the N coast of Asia (1878–9). He later made two expeditions to Greenland. |
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