Willem Schouten

Willem Schouten
Willem Schouten by Mattheus Merian in 1631
Bornc. 1567
Hoorn, Holland, Seventeen Provinces
Died1625
Antongil Bay
NationalityDutch
OccupationNavigator

Willem Cornelisz Schouten (c. 1567 – 1625) was a Dutch navigator for the Dutch East India Company. He was the first to sail the Cape Horn route to the Pacific Ocean.

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