When Dutch Explorers Found the Most Dangerous Sea on Earth In 1616, Dutch explorers Willem Schouten and Jacob Le Maire sailed into the unknown. Their mission: find a new route to the Pacific. After weeks of brutal storms, they reached the southernmost tip of South America. They named it Cape Horn, after Schouten’s hometown. But this was no ordinary discovery. Cape Horn became infamous as one of the most dangerous places on Earth. Here, the Atlantic and Pacific collide with hurricane winds, monst