Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832-1901)
In the shallow Queen Maud Gulf a series of small islands, named by Amundsen during his Northwest Passage voyage, commemorate the arctic exploits of a remarkable Finnish-Swede, Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld. Though best known for his epic voyage in the Vega, which went through the Northeast Passage an...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64736 2023-05-15T13:54:49+02:00 Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832-1901) MacDonald, Robert 1989-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64736 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64736/48650 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64736 ARCTIC; Vol. 42 No. 4 (1989): December: 299–396; 388-389 1923-1245 0004-0843 Biographies Biology Chukchis Expeditions Explorers Geological exploration History Marine navigation Meteorology Nordenskiöld Nils Adolf Erik 1832-1901 Palaeontology Research Sailing directions Arctic waters Greenland Russian Arctic waters Svalbard info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion other 1989 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:53Z In the shallow Queen Maud Gulf a series of small islands, named by Amundsen during his Northwest Passage voyage, commemorate the arctic exploits of a remarkable Finnish-Swede, Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld. Though best known for his epic voyage in the Vega, which went through the Northeast Passage and circumnavigated Asia and Europe in 1878-80, Nordenskiöld had other bases for fame, including eight other trips to the Arctic. . [These were primarily scientific expeditions concerned with investigating the glaciology, biology, geology, and palaeontology of Greenland, Spitzbergen, the Northeast Passage and Alaska.] For his efforts, Nordenskiöld received many awards and honours. After the 1868 expedition, the Royal Geographical Society in London awarded him the Founder's Medal. In addition he received the Roquette Medal from the Paris Geographical Society and a decoration from the king of Italy. After the trip down the Yenissey, he was named Corresponding Member of the French Academy, replacing the late Dr. Livingston. His adopted country bestowed on him its highest honour, the Grand Cross of the North Star. Nordenskiöld settled down to the life of an administrator of the Natural History Museum and that of a country squire, writing a Facsimile Atlas and a history of early charts and sailing, consulting with the Russian government and Australians on Antarctica. He was influential in Nansen's crossing of Greenland and Andree's attempt to fly a balloon across the Polar Cap. One son, Erland, studied Patagonia, while a nephew, Otto, was both an Arctic and Antarctic explorer. . Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctica Arctic Arctic chukchis Greenland Northeast Passage Northwest passage Queen Maud Gulf Spitzbergen Svalbard Alaska University of Calgary Journal Hosting Antarctic Arctic Greenland Nils ENVELOPE(48.017,48.017,-68.067,-68.067) North Star ENVELOPE(-117.636,-117.636,56.850,56.850) Northwest Passage Patagonia Queen Maud Gulf ENVELOPE(-102.002,-102.002,68.334,68.334) Svalbard ARCTIC 42 4 |
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In the shallow Queen Maud Gulf a series of small islands, named by Amundsen during his Northwest Passage voyage, commemorate the arctic exploits of a remarkable Finnish-Swede, Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld. Though best known for his epic voyage in the Vega, which went through the Northeast Passage and circumnavigated Asia and Europe in 1878-80, Nordenskiöld had other bases for fame, including eight other trips to the Arctic. . [These were primarily scientific expeditions concerned with investigating the glaciology, biology, geology, and palaeontology of Greenland, Spitzbergen, the Northeast Passage and Alaska.] For his efforts, Nordenskiöld received many awards and honours. After the 1868 expedition, the Royal Geographical Society in London awarded him the Founder's Medal. In addition he received the Roquette Medal from the Paris Geographical Society and a decoration from the king of Italy. After the trip down the Yenissey, he was named Corresponding Member of the French Academy, replacing the late Dr. Livingston. His adopted country bestowed on him its highest honour, the Grand Cross of the North Star. Nordenskiöld settled down to the life of an administrator of the Natural History Museum and that of a country squire, writing a Facsimile Atlas and a history of early charts and sailing, consulting with the Russian government and Australians on Antarctica. He was influential in Nansen's crossing of Greenland and Andree's attempt to fly a balloon across the Polar Cap. One son, Erland, studied Patagonia, while a nephew, Otto, was both an Arctic and Antarctic explorer. . |
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