Jan Carstenszoon (also known by the abbreviation of his patronym Carstensz or Carstensz.; see ^[1]) was a Dutch explorer, of whose life little is known. A patronymic is a personal name based on the name of ones father. ... See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ...

In 1623, he was commissioned by the Dutch East India Company to lead an expedition to the southern coast of New Guinea and beyond, to follow up the reports of land sighted further south in the 1606 voyages of Willem Janszoon in the Duyfken. Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. ... Dutch colonial possessions, with the Dutch East India Company possessions marked in a paler green, surrounding the Indian Ocean plus Saint Helena in the mid-Atlantic. ... Events January 27 - The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins ending in their execution on January 31 May 17 - Supporters of Vasili Shusky invade the Kremlin and kill Premier Dmitri December 26 - Shakespeares King Lear performed in court Storm buries a village of St Ismails near... Willem Jansz (c. ... Duyfken Duyfken (little dove in English) was a small Dutch ship that sailed from the Indonesian island of Banda in 1606 in search of gold and trade opportunities on Nova Guinea (now Papua New Guinea). ...

Setting sail from Amboyna in the Dutch East Indies with two ships, the Pera and Arnhem, Carstenszoon navigated the Gulf of Carpentaria. Landing in search of fresh water for his stores, he encountered a party of the local Indigenous Australian inhabitants. Carstenszoon described them as "poor and miserable looking people" who had "no knowledge of precious metals or spices". Ceram and Ambon Islands (Operational Navigation Chart, 1967) Not for navigational use Ambon City in 2001, showing heavy damage from fighting Ambon Island is part of the Maluku Islands of Indonesia. ... The Dutch East Indies, or Netherlands East Indies, (Dutch: Nederlands-Indië) was the name of the colonies set up by the Dutch East India Company, which came under administration of the Netherlands during the 19th century (see Indonesia). ... Italian ship-rigged vessel Amerigo Vespucci in New York Harbor, 1976 A ship is a large, sea-going watercraft, sometimes with multiple decks. ... The Gulf of Carpentaria viewed from orbit. ... // This article focuses on water as it is experienced in everyday life. ... Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ... A gold nugget A precious metal is a rare metallic chemical element of high, durable economic value. ... Screen shot of Spice OPUS, a fork of Berkeley SPICE SPICE (Simulation Program with Integrated Circuits Emphasis) is a general purpose analog circuit simulator. ...

On May 8, 1623, Carstenszoon and his crew fought a skirmish with 200 Aborigines at the mouth of a small river near Cape Duyfken (named after Janszoon's vessel which had earlier visited the region) and landed at the Pennefather River. He named the small river Carpentier River, and the Gulf of Carpentaria in honour of Pieter de Carpentier, at that time Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies. May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... Events August 6 - Pope Urban VIII is elected to the Papacy. ... The Gulf of Carpentaria viewed from orbit. ... The Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies represented the Dutch rule in the Dutch East Indies between 1610 and the recognition of the independence of Indonesia in 1945. ...

Carstensz Pyramid, Irian Jaya, Indonesia was named by him. He sighted the glaciers on the peak of the mountain in 1623. Carstenszoon was ridiculed in Europe when he said he had seen snow near the equator. Carstensz Pyramid is the traditional name among mountaineers for Puncak Jaya, the highest mountain in Oceania. ... Map showing Papua province in Indonesia Papua is a province of Indonesia comprising part of the western half of the island of New Guinea and nearby islands. ... Aletsch glacier, Switzerland A glacier is a large, long-lasting river of ice that is formed on land and moves in response to gravity. ... World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ... The snow in Utah is world famous. ... The equator is an imaginary circle drawn around a planet (or other astronomical object) at a distance halfway between the poles. ...

He also named several other features along Australia's north coast.

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• ^  note on 17thC Dutch Surnames