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Further all on this route the ship under V.Barents's command has promoted. He has managed to reach northern coast of New Land, but could not make the way further and has been compelled to turn back. Subsequently the Bill Barents still twice - in 1595 and - undertakes 1597 similar attempts during which time it had been opened island Bear, belonging now to Norway. And the island so is named because near to it Barents's companions had been killed a polar bear.
Opening at Arctic ocean of the large archipelago which most part of territory is covered by glaciers became Considerable result of expedition of V.Barents. When Barents and its companions have seen this earth, they have paid attention to set of mountain peaks and named archipelago Â"the earth with peaked topsÂ". On-gollandski - Spitsbergen. Under this name (in Russian - Spitsbergen) the archipelago was included also into world cartography. However, opening of Spitsbergen was repeated: Russian pomory regularly floated and stopped here already in the middle of XVI century. Dutch morehody have brought the contribution to archipelago studying, and, besides, its opening has given the chance to Dutches to begin active whaling in this area.
After V.Barents's expeditions possibility of Northeast pass to India has been called into question. Failure, however, has not discouraged Netherlanders, and in 15 years they undertake new searches. This time they are waited by a meeting with North American continent.
Plan Realization has been assigned to crew Â"De to Halvah MaenÂ" - a vessel belonging to the East Indian company. In April, 1609 it has left gulf Zejderze to add to history of geographical opening new page. Henry Gudzon have been invited to a post of the captain, the skilled English seafarer. The instructions given by G.Gudzonu by a management of the East Indian company, ordered to it to make the way to east coast of India, bending around Eurasia. From the maps made by Amsterdam cartographer I.Hondejsom by which Hudson has been supplied, followed what to carry out a similar route quite probably.
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