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Discovery of Spitsbergen

Name: Discovery of Spitsbergen – Netherlands factsheet records
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Netherlands · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1596Date range

1Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1596

Willem Barents1596

Spitsbergen · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Discovers Spitsbergen

Names involved

Willem Barents

Provenance

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