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List Of Dutch Explorations
The following list is composed of (largely) unknown lands that were discovered by people from the Netherlands, or being the first documented Europeans to discover certain areas. Explorations Orange Islands (1594) During his first journey in 1594, Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovered the Orange Islands, at the northern extremity of Novaya Zemlya, Nova Zembla. Svalbard (1596) On 10 June 1596, Barentsz and Dutchman Jacob van Heemskerk discovered Bear Island (Norway), Bear Island,Grimbly, Shona (2001). ''Atlas of Exploration'', p. 47Mills, William J. (2003). ''Exploring Polar Frontiers: A Historical Encyclopedia, Volume 1'', p. 62–65Pletcher, Kenneth (2010). ''The Britannica Guide to Explorers and Explorations That Changed the Modern World'', p. 162 a week before their discovery of Spitsbergen Island. The first undisputed discovery of the archipelago was an expedition led by the Dutch mariner Willem Barentsz, who was looking for the Northern Sea Route to Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of Provinces of the Netherlands, twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the east and Belgium to the south, with a North Sea coastline to the north and west. It shares Maritime boundary, maritime borders with the United Kingdom, Germany, and Belgium. The official language is Dutch language, Dutch, with West Frisian language, West Frisian as a secondary official language in the province of Friesland. Dutch, English_language, English, and Papiamento are official in the Caribbean Netherlands, Caribbean territories. The people who are from the Netherlands is often referred to as Dutch people, Dutch Ethnicity, Ethnicity group, not to be confused by the language. ''Netherlands'' literally means "lower countries" i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
