Barentsz’s Arctic expeditions

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Arctic exploration campaign series of voyages

Barentsz’s Arctic expeditions were late 16th-century Dutch voyages led by Willem Barentsz in search of a Northeast Passage to Asia, which significantly advanced European exploration and mapping of the Arctic.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
1596–1597 Arctic voyage of Willem Barentsz 1
Third voyage of Willem Barentsz 1
“Nova Zembla” (Dutch cultural depictions of the voyage) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic exploration campaign ⓘ
series of voyages ⓘ
associatedPerson Gerrit de Veer NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jacob van Heemskerck NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jan Huygen van Linschoten NERFINISHED ⓘ
departurePort Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ
documentedIn Gerrit de Veer’s travel account of the third voyage ⓘ
economicContext competition for Asian trade routes ⓘ
endYear 1597 ⓘ
fieldOfWork cartography ⓘ
geographical exploration ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
goal search for a Northeast Passage to Asia ⓘ
hazardEncountered extreme cold ⓘ
polar bears ⓘ
scurvy ⓘ
sea ice ⓘ
influenced later European Arctic exploration ⓘ
subsequent Dutch whaling and sealing in the Arctic ⓘ
leader Willem Barentsz NERFINISHED ⓘ
ledTo naming of the Barents Sea after Willem Barentsz ⓘ
legacy foundation for later mapping of the Barents Sea region ⓘ
iconic example of early modern polar overwintering ⓘ
nationality Dutch ⓘ
navigationMethod celestial navigation ⓘ
dead reckoning ⓘ
notableEvent construction of the shelter Het Behouden Huys on Novaya Zemlya ⓘ
overwintering on Novaya Zemlya in 1596–1597 ⓘ
numberOfMajorVoyages 3 ⓘ
politicalContext Dutch–Spanish conflict during the Eighty Years’ War ⓘ
purpose find a northern sea route to China ⓘ
find a northern sea route to the East Indies ⓘ
result detailed observations of sea ice conditions ⓘ
early European description of polar wildlife ⓘ
failure to find a navigable Northeast Passage ⓘ
improved mapping of Arctic coasts and seas ⓘ
significant advancement of European knowledge of the Arctic ⓘ
shipTypeUsed Dutch sailing ships ⓘ
sponsor Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ
startYear 1594 ⓘ
theaterOfOperations Arctic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
Barents Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kara Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Novaya Zemlya NERFINISHED ⓘ
Svalbard region NERFINISHED ⓘ
timePeriod late 16th century ⓘ

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Bjørnøya → discoveryContext → Barentsz’s Arctic expeditions ⓘ
Het Behouden Huys (wintering shelter on Novaya Zemlya) → usedDuring → Barentsz’s Arctic expeditions ⓘ
subject surface form: Het Behouden Huys
this entity surface form: 1596–1597 Arctic voyage of Willem Barentsz
Het Behouden Huys (wintering shelter on Novaya Zemlya) → associatedWith → Barentsz’s Arctic expeditions ⓘ
subject surface form: Het Behouden Huys
this entity surface form: Third voyage of Willem Barentsz
Het Behouden Huys (wintering shelter on Novaya Zemlya) → relatedWork → Barentsz’s Arctic expeditions ⓘ
subject surface form: Het Behouden Huys
this entity surface form: “Nova Zembla” (Dutch cultural depictions of the voyage)