Nordenskjöld

[ nawr-dn-shohld, -shuhld; Swedish noor-duhn-shœld ]

noun

1. Bar·on Nils A·dolf E·rik [bar, -, uh, n nils , ah, -dawlf , ey, -rik], 1832–1901, Swedish Arctic explorer, geographer, and geologist; born in Finland.
2. his nephew Nils Ot·to Gus·taf [nils , awt, -t, oo, , goos, -tahv], 1869–1928, Swedish Arctic and Antarctic explorer.

Nordenskjöld

/ ˈnuːrdənʃœld /

noun

1. NordenskjöldNils Adolf Erik18321901MSwedishFinnishTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorerSCIENCE: geologist Baron Nils Adolf Erik (nils ˈɑːdɔlf ˈeːrik). 1832–1901, Swedish Arctic explorer and geologist, born in Finland. He was the first to navigate the Northeast Passage (1878–79)

Example Sentences

"The morning was so clear and bright that I absolutely do not know with what to compare it," Nordenskjold wrote.

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Nordenskjold was the first navigator to137 double Cape Chelyuskin, the northern cape of Asia.

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Our approximate position is forty miles east-north-east of Nordenskjold Ice Tongue.

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