Nordenskiöld Base

The Aboa Research Station

The Nordenskiöld Base is a name used for the facilities shared by the Antarctic stations Wasa (Sweden) and Aboa (Finland).[1] The name is in honors Otto Nordenskjöld, a Finnish-Swedish polar explorer who led the first Swedish Antarctic Expedition.

References

  1. ^ Research stations in Antarctica

73°03′S 13°20′W / 73.050°S 13.333°W / -73.050; -13.333


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