Jens Munk

Jens Eriksen Munk
Jens Eriksen Munk – unknown date and artist
Born3 June 1579
Barbu, Arendal, Denmark-Norway
Died24 June 1628(1628-06-24) (aged 49)
Pilestræde, Copenhagen, Denmark-Norway[1]
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Jens Eriksen Munk (3 June 1579 – 24 June 1628) was a Danish-Norwegian navigator and explorer. He entered into the service of King Christian IV of Denmark-Norway and is most noted for his attempts to find the Northwest Passage.[2]

  1. ^ "Jens Eriksen Munk". 27 April 2022.
  2. ^ Jens Munk – Scandinavia's First Great Polar Explorer University Library of Tromsø