Willem Barents.

Willem Barents (Dutch: Barentsz; born ?1550 in Terschelling, West Frisian Islands, Netherlands; died June 20, 1597 in Novaya Zemlya, Russia) was a Dutch navigator and explorer, a leader of early expeditions to the far north. Image File history File links Barents. ... Image File history File links Barents. ... Events February 7 - Julius III becomes Pope. ... Terschelling (Frisian: Skylge) is a municipality and an island in the northern Netherlands, one of the West Frisian Islands. ... The West Frisian Islands (Dutch: Waddeneilanden) are a chain of islands in the North Sea off the Dutch coast. ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ... Events 17 January - A court case in Guildford recorded evidence that a certain plot of land was used for playing “kreckett” (i. ... Novaya Zemlya (Russian: , lit. ... A navigator is the person onboard a ship responsible for the navigation of the vessel. ... See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ...

In 1594 he left Amsterdam with two ships to search for the Northeast passage north of Siberia and on to eastern Asia. He reached the west coast of Novaya Zemlya, and followed it northward, being finally forced to turn back when near its northern extremity. Events February 27 - Henry IV is crowned King of France at Rheims. ... Amsterdam Location Flag Country Netherlands Province North Holland Population 741,329 (1 August 2006) Agglomeration - up to 2. ... The Northern Sea Route (Russian Северный морской путь) is a shipping lane from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean along the Siberian coast of Russia. ... Siberian Federal District (darker red) and the broadest definition of Siberia (red) arctic northeast Siberia Udachnaya pipe Siberia (Russian: , Sibir; Tatar: ) is a vast region of Russia constituting almost all of Northern Asia and comprising a large part of the Euro-Asian Steppe. ...

In the following year, he commanded another expedition of seven ships, which made for the strait between the Siberian coast and Vaygach Island, but he was too late to find open water. His third journey also failed and resulted in his death. On this occasion he had two ships, captained by Jan Rijp and Jacob van Heemskerk. On the outward journey they sighted Bear Island and the Svalbard archipelago (or, to be more precise, the island of Spitsbergen), where the ships were separated. Barents' vessel, captained by Heemskerk, was trapped in the ice after rounding the north of Novaya Zemlya, and the crew was compelled to winter on Novaya Zemlya, tearing apart their ship's superstructure and spare timber to build a lodge. Since the ship was not released from the ice early in 1597, Barents' party left her in two open boats on June 13, and most of the crew escaped, being picked up by Jan Rijp's ship at Kola Peninsula near Murmansk. Barents himself, however, died on June 20. Vaygach Island (Вайгач in Russian) is an island in the Arctic Sea on the border of the Barents Sea and Kara Sea. ... Jan Corneliszoon Rijp (?-?) was a semi-successful mariner in the late sixteenth and early seventieth centuries. ... Jacob van Heemskerk Jacob van Heemskerk (b. ... Bjørnøya is located north of mainland Norway and south of Spitsbergen. ... The Mergui Archipelago An archipelago is a landform which consists of a chain or cluster of islands. ... Map of Svalbard, showing Spitsbergen in the North. ... Novaya Zemlya (Russian: , lit. ... June 13 is the 164th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (165th in leap years), with 201 days remaining. ... Location of Kola south of the Barents Sea. ... Murmansk, Archangelsk, Dikson, Tiksi, on the Arctic Ocean Murmansk coin Murmansk (Russian: ) is a city in the extreme northwest of Russia (north of the Arctic circle) with a seaport on the Kola Gulf, 12 km from the Barents Sea on the northern shore of the Kola Peninsula, not far from... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ...

The Death of William Barents, by Christiaan Julius Lodewyck Portman

The tale of the terrible winter spent on Novaya Zemlya was published as the diary of Gerrit de Veer, the ship's carpenter, who was the first person to observe the atmospheric anomaly known as the Novaya Zemlya effect. Image File history File links Death_of_Wiliam_Barents. ... Image File history File links Death_of_Wiliam_Barents. ... The Novaya Zemlya effect is basically a polar mirage, caused by high refraction of sunlight between atmospheric thermoclines. ...

In 1871, the house where Barents and his crew wintered was discovered undisturbed, with many relics, which are preserved at The Hague; and in 1875, part of his original journal was found. 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Arms of The Hague Flag of The city of The Hague. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

The Barents Sea and Barents Region were both named after him. Location of the Barents Sea. ... The Barents Region is a name of the land area by the Barents Sea and a bit further south (this region is politically defined), from Nordland in Norway to the Kola Peninsula in Russia. ...

External links

• Barents and "Saved House" relics