Willem Schouten

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Willem Schouten was a Dutch explorer and navigator of the early 17th century, noted for pioneering a new route to the Pacific Ocean around the southern tip of South America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch person
explorer
human
navigator
activity long-distance oceanic navigation
birthCountry Dutch Republic NERFINISHED
birthPlace Hoorn NERFINISHED
coExplorerWith Jacob Le Maire NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy geographical names in the Pacific
place name Cape Horn NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
deathCountry Madagascar NERFINISHED
deathPlace Antongil Bay NERFINISHED
discovered Cape Horn (for Europeans) NERFINISHED
era early 17th century
ethnicGroup Dutch
exploredRegion Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
South Pacific islands
southern tip of South America
familyName Schouten NERFINISHED
givenName Willem NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Age of Discovery NERFINISHED
Dutch Golden Age of exploration NERFINISHED
knownFor voyage of 1615–1617 with Jacob Le Maire
name Willem Schouten NERFINISHED
nationality Dutch
notableFor first recorded rounding of Cape Horn
pioneering a new route to the Pacific Ocean around the southern tip of South America
occupation explorer
navigator
seafarer
portOfOrigin Hoorn NERFINISHED
routePioneered route from the Atlantic to the Pacific via Cape Horn
seaPassageOpened alternative route to the Strait of Magellan
shipUsed Eendracht NERFINISHED

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Cape Horn discoveredBy Willem Schouten
Strait of Le Maire discoveredBy Willem Schouten