Far in the North...

Summer 2006

Irgendwo hier in der Nähe hat Wilhelm Barents 1596 seine Füße an Land gesetzt.
In seiner Seekarte hat er die spitzen Berge notiert, das gab dieser Insel später den Namen: Spitsbergen.
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In 1596 the european sailor Wilhelm Barents found this island in the North. He was searching for a way to China.
In his dutch language he made a notice in his map which later gave the name to this island: Spitsbergen.