Vitus Bering (1681-1741)

Bering was asked by Peter the Great to lead the 100-man First Kamchatka Expedition, 1725-1729. In 1782 he navigated up Anian (Bering) Strait to 67 18' N, in the process discovering St. Lawrence Island and the two Diomedes. The Second Kamchatka Expedition, 1733-1742, again under Bering's le...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Gibson, James R.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1982
Subjects:
Bering
Vitus Jonassen
1681-1741
Biographies
Expeditions
Explorers
First Kamchatka Expedition
1725-1729
Fur trade
History
Russians in Alaska
Second Kamchatka Expedition
1733-1742
Alaska
Gulf of
Aleutian Islands
Bering Sea
Kommandorskiye Ostrova
Russian Federation
St. Lawrence Island
Bering Strait
Gulf of Alaska
Lawrence Island
Petropavlovsk
Ostrova
Jonassen
Arctic
Bering Island
Kamchatka
St Lawrence Island
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65400

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