Willem Barentsz

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cartographer explorer human navigator

Willem Barentsz was a Dutch navigator and explorer best known for his late 16th-century Arctic voyages in search of a Northeast Passage, during which he extensively charted regions around Novaya Zemlya and Spitsbergen.

Aliases (1)

Willem Barents ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cartographer → explorer → human → navigator →
activeYears	late 16th century →
birthDate	1550 →
birthPlace	Seventeen Provinces → Terschelling →
built	Het Behouden Huys (wintering shelter on Novaya Zemlya) →
causeOfDeath	illness during Arctic expedition →
countryOfCitizenship	Dutch Republic →
deathDate	1597-06-20 →
deathPlace	at sea near Novaya Zemlya →
era	Age of Discovery →
ethnicGroup	Dutch →
explored	Barents Sea → Kara Sea → Novaya Zemlya → Spitsbergen →
fieldOfWork	Arctic exploration → cartography → navigation →
gender	male →
hasMemorial	Barents Sea → Barentsburg (name-related) → Barentsz-plein in Amsterdam → statue on Terschelling →
hasParticularSignificance	helped establish early European knowledge of the Arctic Ocean →
inspiredBy	search for a northern sea route to Asia →
knownFor	Arctic exploration → Barents Sea exploration → search for the Northeast Passage → voyages to Novaya Zemlya → voyages to Spitsbergen → wintering on Novaya Zemlya →
languageOfWorkOrName	Dutch →
name	Willem Barents → Willem Barentsz →
nationality	Dutch →
notableWork	maps of the Arctic regions →
occupation	cartographer → explorer → navigator →
participantIn	first voyage in search of the Northeast Passage (1594) → second voyage in search of the Northeast Passage (1595) → third voyage in search of the Northeast Passage (1596–1597) →
shipUsed	small Dutch sailing vessels for Arctic voyages →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Willem Barentsz → Willem Barentsz ("Willem Barents") →	name
Willem →	hasNotableBearer
Barents Sea →	namedAfter