Nordenskiöld, an Explorer and Scientist from the North

During his 1878-79 expedition, the Finnish-Swedish scientist Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832–1901) became the first European explorer to sail through the Northeast Passage - the northern sea route connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific Ocean along the Russian Arctic coast. Nordenskiöld's variou...

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Main Author: Niemi, Seija A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Environment & Society Portal, Rachel Carson Center 2012
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Online Access:https://arcadia.ub.uni-muenchen.de/arcadia/article/view/24
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Summary:During his 1878-79 expedition, the Finnish-Swedish scientist Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832–1901) became the first European explorer to sail through the Northeast Passage - the northern sea route connecting the Atlantic with the Pacific Ocean along the Russian Arctic coast. Nordenskiöld's various expeditions to the Arctic considerably expanded scientific knowledge of the polar regions.