Jacob Le Maire

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Jacob Le Maire was a Dutch explorer of the early 17th century known for his pioneering voyage that opened a new route to the Pacific Ocean around South America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century explorer
Dutch person
explorer
burialPlace Batavia NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 17th century
coExplorer Willem Schouten NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic
dateOfBirth c. 1585
dateOfDeath December 1616
deathDuring return voyage from the Pacific to Batavia
discovered Le Maire Strait NERFINISHED
discoveredWith Willem Schouten NERFINISHED
employer Australische Compagnie NERFINISHED
endTimeOfExpedition 1617
era Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery
ethnicOrigin Flemish-Dutch
exploredRegion New Guinea region NERFINISHED
Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
southern tip of South America
father Isaac Le Maire NERFINISHED
hasNamesake Le Maire Channel NERFINISHED
Le Maire Seamount NERFINISHED
Le Maire Strait NERFINISHED
knownFor co-discovering Cape Horn
pioneering a new route to the Pacific Ocean around South America
voyage with Willem Schouten
language Dutch
legalConflictWith Dutch East India Company NERFINISHED
mannerOfDeath illness
name Jacob Le Maire NERFINISHED
nationality Dutch
notableVoyage 1615–1617 circumnavigation via Cape Horn
notableWork circumnavigation via Cape Horn
occupation explorer
navigator
parentCompanyOfExpedition Isaac Le Maire's Australische Compagnie NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Antwerp NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath at sea near Batavia
reasonForConflict breach of VOC monopoly on routes to the East Indies
routeDiscovered Le Maire Strait NERFINISHED
route around Cape Horn into the Pacific Ocean
ship Eendracht NERFINISHED
shipOwner Australische Compagnie NERFINISHED
startTimeOfExpedition 1615
voyageObjective find a new route to the Pacific avoiding the Strait of Magellan
voyageType circumnavigation of the globe

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Cape Horn discoveredBy Jacob Le Maire
Strait of Le Maire discoveredBy Jacob Le Maire
Strait of Le Maire namedAfter Jacob Le Maire