The First Scientific Expeditions to the Bering Strait and to the Russian Colonies in America

• Published in: Arctic and North
• Main Authors: Aleksandr Ya. Dokuchaev, Yuliya A. Vaks, Konstantin V. Lobanov, Filipp V. Kulakov, Mikhail V. Chicherov
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Northern Arctic Federal University 2022
• Subjects: bering strait; arctic ocean; great northern expedition; circumnavigation; alaska; geo; hisphilso; Aleutian Ridge; Arctic; Arctic Ocean; Bering Sea; Bering Strait; Cape Prince of Wales; Golovin; Pacific; Kamchatka; Northern Sea Route; Alaska; Aleutian Islands
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2022.48.209; https://doaj.org/article/2a87c6eef2da44d0a55327c09c5e75cb

Based on the geographical atlases of the 16th century, the German scientist G. Leibniz proposed to Peter I a project aimed at discovering a strait between Asia and America, studying the Earth’s magnetic field, cartographic and other research in Russia. In December 1724, Peter I signed a decree on eq...