Willem Janszoon
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Willem Janszoon (Dutch pronunciation:[ˈʋɪləm ˈjɑnsoːn]; c. 1570–1630), sometimes abbreviated to Willem Jansz., was a Dutch navigator and colonial governor. Janszoon served in the Netherlands East Indies in the periods 1603–11 and 1612–16, including as governor of Fort Henricus on the island of Solor. He is the first European known to have seen the coast of Australia during his voyage of 1605–06.