Otto Nordenskjöld

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geologist human polar explorer

Otto Nordenskjöld was a Swedish geologist and polar explorer best known for leading the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1903).

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Label	Occurrences
Otto Nordenskjöld canonical	9

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geologist ⓘ human ⓘ polar explorer ⓘ
affiliation	University of Gothenburg ⓘ Uppsala University ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Sweden ⓘ
educatedAt	Uppsala University ⓘ
exploredRegion	Antarctica ⓘ Greenland ⓘ Patagonia ⓘ South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ⓘ surface form: South Georgia
familyName	Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld ⓘ surface form: Nordenskjöld
fieldOfWork	geology ⓘ polar exploration ⓘ
gender	male ⓘ
givenName	Otto ⓘ
hasPlaceNamedAfter	Nordenskiöld Archipelago ⓘ surface form: Nordenskjöld Archipelago Nordenskjöld Basin ⓘ Nordenskjöld Coast ⓘ Nordenskjöld Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Nordenskjöld Ice Tongue ⓘ Lake Nordenskjöld ⓘ surface form: Nordenskjöld Lake Oscar II Coast ⓘ surface form: Nordenskjöld Outcrops Nordenskjöld Peak ⓘ
knownFor	Swedish Antarctic Expedition ⓘ surface form: Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1903)
languageOfWorkOrName	Swedish ⓘ
ledExpedition	Swedish Antarctic Expedition ⓘ surface form: Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1903)
memberOf	Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ
name	Otto Nordenskjöld self-link ⓘ
nationality	Swedish ⓘ
notableAchievement	overwintering in Antarctica during 1902–1903 ⓘ
notableFor	contributions to Antarctic cartography ⓘ early 20th-century polar research ⓘ
notableWork	publications on glaciology ⓘ publications on physical geography ⓘ scientific reports from the Swedish Antarctic Expedition ⓘ
occupation	explorer ⓘ geologist ⓘ university professor ⓘ
positionHeld	professor at University of Uppsala ⓘ professor of geography at University of Gothenburg ⓘ
relative	Gustaf Nordenskiöld ⓘ Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld ⓘ surface form: Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld
studied	geomorphology ⓘ glaciers ⓘ polar climate ⓘ

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Description of subject: Otto Nordenskjöld was a Swedish geologist and polar explorer best known for leading the Swedish Antarctic Expedition (1901–1903).

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld → hasRelative → Otto Nordenskjöld ⓘ

Swedish Antarctic Expedition → leader → Otto Nordenskjöld ⓘ

Swedish Antarctic Expedition → associatedWith → Otto Nordenskjöld ⓘ

Nordenskjöld Coast → namedAfter → Otto Nordenskjöld ⓘ

Buque Museo Corbeta Uruguay → associatedPerson → Otto Nordenskjöld ⓘ

King Edward Cove → discoveredBy → Otto Nordenskjöld ⓘ

Cumberland Bay → namedBy → Otto Nordenskjöld ⓘ

Otto Nordenskjöld → name → Otto Nordenskjöld self-link ⓘ

Nordenskjöld Peak → namedAfter → Otto Nordenskjöld ⓘ