Jan Carstenszoon

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Jan Carstenszoon was a 17th-century Dutch explorer and navigator for the Dutch East India Company, known for being among the first Europeans to report sighting the snow-capped mountains of New Guinea.

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Jan Carstenszoon canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch East India Company employee
explorer
navigator
person
centuryOfActivity 17th century
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
employer Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Dutch
fieldOfWork maritime exploration
navigation
gender male
knownFor early European exploration of New Guinea
reporting snow-capped mountains in New Guinea
voyages in the 17th century
memberOf Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED
notableWork voyage along the south coast of New Guinea
occupation explorer
navigator
placeOfActivity East Indies NERFINISHED
New Guinea region NERFINISHED

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Puncak Jaya namedBy Jan Carstenszoon
Puncak Jaya firstEuropeanSightedBy Jan Carstenszoon