Sverdrup

[ sver-druh p, sfer-; Norwegian svar-droo p ]

/ ˈsvɛr drəp, ˈsfɛr-; Norwegian ˈsvær drʊp /

noun

Ot·to Neu·mann

[awt-toh noi-mahn] /ˈɔt toʊ ˈnɔɪ mɑn/,1855?–1930, Norwegian explorer of the Arctic.

Also called Sverdrup Islands. a group of islands in the N Northwest Territories of Canada, in the Arctic, W of Ellesmere Island: named after Otto Neumann Sverdrup.

Example sentences from the Web for sverdrup

He also refused to allow Sverdrup to take native guides and dogs-which did not belong to Mr. Peary.

My Attainment of the Pole |Frederick A. Cook
In the course of the winter Sverdrup set up a bear-trap of his own invention, but it did not prove very successful.

Fridtjof Nansen |Jacob B. Bull
Sverdrup was by this time out at the deck-house, watching in the sparkling moonshine.

Farthest North |Fridtjof Nansen
While this preparation was going on Sverdrup and I went ashore to have a look after reindeer.

Farthest North |Fridtjof Nansen

After disembowelling the reindeer, we went towards the boat again, meeting Sverdrup on the way.

Farthest North |Fridtjof Nansen

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Sverdrup

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