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'''Willem Cornelisz Schouten''' (fl. 1590-1618) was a [[Dutch East India Company]] captain who is credited with naming [[Cape Horn]], the most southerly point of the [[continent]] of [[South America]].

'''Willem Cornelisz Schouten''' (fl. 1590-1618) was a [[Dutch East India Company]] captain who is credited with naming [[Cape Horn]], the most southerly point of the [[continent]] of [[South America]].

The expedition continued to the East Indies, discovering very little to add to existing knowledge of the Pacific. Little else is known of Schouten except that he had sailed three times to the Indies, was an experienced and capable commander and a well known and well thought of navigator and successful merchant.

The expedition continued to the East Indies, discovering very little to add to existing knowledge of the Pacific. Little else is known of Schouten except that he had sailed three times to the Indies, was an experienced and capable commander and a well known and well thought of navigator and successful merchant.

[[Category: Explorers]]

[[Category: Explorers]]

[[Category: Age of Exploration]]

[[Category: Age of Exploration]]

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