The Nordenskiöld Base is a name used for the facilities shared by the

Antarctic The Antarctic ( or , American English also or ; commonly ) is a polar region around Earth's South Pole, opposite the Arctic region around the North Pole. The Antarctic comprises the continent of Antarctica, the Kerguelen Plateau and o ...

stations Wasa (Sweden) and Aboa (Finland).Research stations in Antarctica
/ref> The name is in honor of

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 t ...

, 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