PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Barentsz was born in Netherlands and wanted to explore because he was a cartographer. His whole life was dedicated to finding the Northeast passage.
5 Important Dates
- 1550 (Barentsz was born)
- 5 June 1594 (First exploration)
- June 2 1595 (Next exploration)
- 1596 (Third exploration)
- 20 June 1597 (Death of Barentsz)
The companies that sponsored him were: TOS - Energy, Maritime Manpower, ACCSEAS and TSRV.
Willem Barentsz was very successful that they named a sea after him. It is called the Barents Sea. They named it after they had changed the spelling of his name.
All of his explorations were trying to find the Northeast Passage. That is why after they discovered the Northeast Passage, they named a sea after him.
Willem Barentsz was born with the name "Barentsz" but now he is known as "Barents"
The First Exploration
The first exploration was with a ship called the Mercury. His goal was to enter the Kara Sea. He discovered the route through Straits Vaygach.
The Second Exploration
The ships approached the Kara Sea when they realized that the whole sea was frozen, and then they had to turn back.
The Third Exploration
In the third exploration, he reached the northern part of Nova Zembla and thought he had found the Northeast Passage.
But the water froze, so he had to leave the ship and move on to the island. He built a house called the Safe House.
After 8 months, the ice broke his ship. He built a life boat but as they were leaving, he got scurvy and died.
He died from scurvy and all his crew members were very sad. But not all of his men were there. Some of them had gone when he died.
