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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)

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