What is Willem Barents?
{{Infobox person |name = Willem Barentsz |image = Barents.jpg |image_size = 250px |caption = Willem Barentsz |birth_date = [[circa|c.]] 1550 |birth_place = [[Terschelling]], [[Seventeen Provinces]] |death_date = {{Death date|1597|06|20|df=yes}} (aged c. 46) |death_place = at sea |other_names = |known_for = Exploration of the Arctic |occupation = [[Navigator]] |nationality = [[Dutch Republic|Dutch]] }} '''Willem Barents''' (or '''Barentsz''', probably from '''Barentzoon''', son of Barent) was a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[explorer]]. He was born on [[Terschelling]] around 1550, and died on the 20th June 1597 near [[Novaya Zemlya]]. The [[Barents Sea]],<ref>C.Michael Hogan and Steve Baum. 2010. [http://www.eoearth.org/article/Barents_Sea ''Barents Sea''. Eds. P.Saundry & C.Cleveland. Encyclopedia of Earth. National Council for Science and the Environment. Washington DC]</ref> [[Barentsburg]] and [[Barents Region]] were all named after him. ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Barents, Willem}} [[Category:Dutch explorers]] [[Category:1550 births]] [[Category:1597 deaths]]