ðɪs wʌzðə fˈɜːst tˈaɪm ðæt ɐn ˈɑːɹktɪk wˈɪntɚ wʌz səksˈɛsfəli fˈeɪsd; ðə vˈɔɪɪdʒ stˈændz ɪnðə fˈɜːst ɹˈæŋk ɐmˌʌŋ ðə pˈoʊlɚɹ ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪzᵻz ʌvðə sˈɪkstiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ænd lˈɛd tə ðə flˈɜːɹɪʃɪŋ wˈeɪl ænd sˈiːl fˈɪʃɚɹiz wˌɪtʃ lˈɔŋ ɛnɹˈɪtʃt ðə nˈɛðɜːləndz.
This was the first time that an arctic winter was successfully faced; The voyage stands in the first rank among the polar enterprises of the 16th century, and led to the flourishing whale and seal fisheries which long enriched the Netherlands.