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Willem Barentsz
| Dutch navigator and explorer Country: Netherlands |
Content:
- Willem Barentsz: Dutch Explorer and Navigator
- First Expedition
- Second Expedition
- Third Expedition and Tragic End
- Legacy
Willem Barentsz: Dutch Explorer and Navigator
Willem Barentsz was born in 1550 on the island of Terschelling, which is part of the Netherlands.
After becoming a cartographer, he published a map of the Mediterranean region together with Petrus Plancius.
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On June 5, 1594, Willem and the crew of a small ship called the 'Mercury' set sail from their homeland on an expedition to find a shorter route for transporting goods, later known as the Northeast Passage.
First Expedition
During the first expedition, Willem Barentsz encountered a polar bear on July 9, 1594.
Initially mistaken for a regular bear, the crew shot and killed the unusual creature. This discovery surprised Barentsz, leading him to name the island where it happened Bear Island. Although the expedition did no