Jacob Le Maire — (c. 1585, Antwerp December 22 1616, at sea) was a Dutch mariner, who circumnavigated the earth in 1615 16. The strait between Tierra del Fuego and Staten Island, Argentina was named the Le Maire Strait in his honor, however, not without… … Wikipedia
Detroit Le Maire — Détroit de Le Maire 54°50′S 64°55′W / 54.833, 64.917 … Wikipédia en Français
Détroit Le Maire — Détroit de Le Maire 54°50′S 64°55′W / 54.833, 64.917 … Wikipédia en Français
Détroit de Le Maire — Carte de la région autour du cap Horn avec le détroit de Le Maire. Géographie humaine Pays côtier(s) … Wikipédia en Français
Cape Horn — Cabo de Hornos redirects here, for the Chilean commune see Cabo de Hornos, Chile. Cape Horn island (Dutch: Kaap Hoorn ; Spanish: Cabo de Hornos ; named after the city of Hoorn in the Netherlands) is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del… … Wikipedia
Schouten, Willem — ▪ Dutch explorer in full Willem Corneliszoon Schouten born 1567?, Hoorn, Neth. died 1625, Antongil Bay, Madagascar Dutch explorer whose 1615–16 expedition discovered a new route, the Drake Passage, around the southern tip of South… … Universalium
Anthony de la Roché — (spelled also Antoine de la Roché , Antonio de la Roché or Antonio de la Roca in some sources) was an English merchant born in London to French Huguenot father and English mother. During a commercial voyage between Europe and South America he was … Wikipedia
Détroit Lemaire — Détroit de Le Maire 54°50′S 64°55′W / 54.833, 64.917 … Wikipédia en Français
Isla de los Estados — (Dutch: Stateneiland) is an Argentine island that lies 29 km off the eastern extremity of the Argentine portion of Tierra del Fuego, from which it is separated by the Le Maire Strait. It was named for the Netherlands States General.The island is… … Wikipedia
History of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands — The history of the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is relatively recent. When European explorers found the islands, they were uninhabited, and their hostile climate, mountainous terrain, and remoteness made subsequent settlement… … Wikipedia
