he died
1594
Barents Sea,named after Willem Barents
He was a dutch navigator and died in the artic when he was on the ship Mercury.
Willem Barents lead several expeditions to find a north-east passage to Asia. He discovered Spitsbergen and reached the novaya Zemlya in the north of Russia.
the country that sponsored the trip was France.
Two countries actually, Norway and Russia.
Willem Janszoon was Dutch, so he represented the then-country of Holland, now known as The Netherlands.
The coordinates 60N 80E correspond to Russia.
Barents AirLink was created in 1974.
holland
China sponsored Marco Polo's exploration.