The Nordenskiöld Base is a name used for the facilities shared by the Antarctic stations Wasa (Sweden) and Aboa (Finland).Research stations in Antarctica
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Otto Nordenskjöld Nils Otto Gustaf Nordenskjöld (6 December 1869 – 2 June 1928) was a Finnish and Swedish geologist, geographer, and polar explorer. Early life Nordenskjöld was born in Hässleby in Småland in eastern Sweden, in a Finland Swedish family th ...

, a Finnish-Swedish polar explorer who was the leader of the first Swedish Antarctic Expedition

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Outposts of Queen Maud Land Princess Astrid Coast {{PrincessAstridCoast-geo-stub