Swedish Antarctic Expedition (Otto Nordenskjöld, 1901–1904)

1. Nordenskjöld organizes Sweden’s first Antarctic expedition

   Jan 1, 1901Labels: Otto Nordenskj, Expedition Antarctic, Carl Anton

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2. Expedition ship Antarctic departs Gothenburg

   Oct 16, 1901Labels: Ship Antarctic, Gothenburg

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3. Expedition stops in Buenos Aires; Sobral joins

   Dec 15, 1901Labels: Buenos Aires, Jos Mar

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4. Hope Bay is discovered and named

   Jan 15, 1902Labels: Hope Bay, Antarctic Peninsula

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5. Snow Hill Island winter station is established

   Feb 12, 1902Labels: Snow Hill, Winter station

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6. Antarctic departs Snow Hill after first winter drop-off

   Feb 20, 1902Labels: Ship Antarctic, Pickup plan

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7. Antarctic returns south for pickup and is trapped

   Dec 29, 1902Labels: Ship Antarctic, Pack ice

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8. Larsen lands a small party near Hope Bay

   Jan 1, 1903Labels: Carl Anton, Hope Bay

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9. Ship Antarctic sinks after ice damage

   Feb 12, 1903Labels: Ship Antarctic, Ice damage

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10. Antarctic’s crew reaches Paulet Island and overwinters

    Mar 1, 1903Labels: Paulet Island, Antarctic crew

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11. Argentina dispatches corvette Uruguay for rescue

    Oct 8, 1903Labels: Argentina, Corvette Uruguay

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12. Uruguay locates the Swedish parties and begins recovery

    Nov 8, 1903Labels: Uruguay rescue, Nordenskj ld

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13. All survivors are evacuated; Uruguay returns to Buenos Aires

    Dec 2, 1903Labels: Uruguay, Survivors

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14. Expedition returns to Stockholm and enters public legacy

    Jan 10, 1904Labels: Stockholm return, Public legacy

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