Willem barents biography for kids

Willem barents biography for kids Barents himself, however, died on June 30 , Connections Add photo. The young cabin boy had died during the winter months in the shelter. Finding the task more difficult than they imagined, they left with only a few ivory tusks.

Willem Barents facts for kids

Willem Barents (or Barentsz, probably from Barentzoon, son of Barent) was a Dutchexplorer. He was born on Terschelling around , and died on the 20th June near Novaya Zemlya.

The Barents Sea, Barentsburg and Barents Region were all named after him.

Images for kids

  • Map of Willem Barentsz' first voyage

  • Barentz flagship Gulden Windthunde nearly collided with that of the Vice Admiral on the second voyage 6 August

  • Map of Willem Barentsz third voyage

  • Willem Barentsz' ship among the Arctic ice

  • Het Behouden Huys on Novaya Zemlya

  • The remains of the wooden lodge of Willem Barentsz on Novaya Zemlya, sketched by Elling Carlsen in

  • Objects found in Het Behouden Huys

  • Memorial to Barentsz in Vardø, Norway.

See also

In Spanish: Willem Barents para niños