Sverdrup
Americannoun
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Otto Neumann 1855?–1930, Norwegian explorer of the Arctic.
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Also called Sverdrup Islands. a group of islands in the N Northwest Territories of Canada, in the Arctic, W of Ellesmere Island: named after Otto Neumann Sverdrup.
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One of the three judges in the trial, Judge Jon Sverdrup Efjestad, began the session early on Monday with a summary of their conclusions, before going into a 128-page ruling explaining the verdict.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
Prices for oil from the Johan Sverdrup field off the coast of Norway have jumped to record premiums over Brent.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
“For Norway to have a future,” said Mr. Sverdrup, the director of the Norwegian Institute for International Affairs, “we have to be aligned to the future energy system in Europe.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2023
A view of the Johan Sverdrup oilfield in the North Sea, January 7, 2020.
From Reuters ● Jun. 28, 2022
Yet, when the pinch came Sverdrup was in his element.
From Fridtjof Nansen A book for the young by Bull, Jacob B.
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