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Spitsbergen in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Spitsbergen in Netherlands. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

1 records1 event labels1 people1596–1596

Historical events in Spitsbergen

1596

1596
Discovery of Spitsbergen
Willem Barents · Exploration and Discovery

Discovers Spitsbergen

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These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match Netherlands and Spitsbergen. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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