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Second Kamchatka expedition. Vitus Jonassen Bering ( Danish: [ˈviːtsʰus ˈjoːnæsn̩ ˈpe̝ (ː)ɐ̯e̝ŋ]; baptised 5 August 1681 – 19 December 1741), [1] [nb 1] also known as Ivan Ivanovich Bering ( Russian: Иван Иванович Беринг ), [2] was a Danish cartographer and explorer in Russian service, and an officer in the ...
Vitus Bering was a navigator whose exploration of the Bering Strait and Alaska prepared the way for a Russian foothold on the North American continent. After a voyage to the East Indies, Bering joined the fleet of Tsar Peter I the Great as a sublieutenant.
May 21, 2018 · Vitus Bering (1681-1741), a Dane in Russian employ, led two major exploratory expeditions that significantly expanded knowledge of the northern Pacific region. Vitus Bering was born in the Danish town of Horsens in the summer of 1681.
Jan 8, 2019 · Among the very first Europeans to lay eyes on the coast of Alaska, Vitus Jonassen Bering is credited as commanding the first crew to cross from Asia to north western America in modern history, in...
On voyages in 1728 and again from 1733 until 1741, Vitus Bering (1681-1741) explored the northernmost reaches of the Pacific Ocean. On these voyages he discovered (rediscovered, actually) the Bering Strait, which separates Asia from North America.
Vitus Bering (also sometimes spelled as Behring) was a Danish navigator whose exploration of the Bering Strait and Alaska prepared the way for a Russian foothold on the North American continent.
Vitus Pedersen Bering (6 October 1617 – 20 May 1675) was a Danish poet and historian. He served as Danish Historiographer Royal and was the great uncle of the explorer Vitus Bering (1681–1741).
