"Dutch explorer and cartographer" . "1597-06-20Z"^^ . . "1597Z"^^ . "1550Z"^^ . "Barentsz, Willem"@en . . . . "Willem Barentsz (Dutch pronunciation: [\u02C8\u028B\u026Al\u0259m \u02C8ba\u02D0r\u0259nts]; anglicized as William Barents or Barentz) (c. 1550 \u2013 20 June 1597) was a Dutch navigator, cartographer, and Arctic explorer. He went on three expeditions to the far north in search for a Northeast passage. During his third expedition, the crew was stranded on Nova Zembla for almost a year. Barentsz died on the return voyage in 1597. In the 19th century, the Barents Sea was named after him."@en . . "Willem Barentsz"@en . . . .