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Vitus Jonassen Bering (Danish: [ˈviːtsʰus ˈjoːnæsn̩ ˈpe̝(ː)ɐ̯e̝ŋ]; baptised 5 August 1681 – 19 December 1741), also known as Ivan Ivanovich Bering (Russian: Иван Иванович Беринг), was a Danish cartographer and explorer in Russian service, and an officer in the Russian Navy.
Apr 17, 2024 · Vitus Bering (born 1681, Horsens, Denmark—died December 19, 1741, Bering Island, near the Kamchatka Peninsula) was a navigator whose exploration of the Bering Strait and Alaska prepared the way for a Russian foothold on the North American continent.
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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.
May 21, 2018 · BERING, VITUS JONASSEN. (1681 – 1741), Russian explorer of Danish descent. Vitus Bering was the captain-commander of two expeditions exploring the relative positions of the coasts of Siberia and North America.
Perhaps the greatest figure in the search for the Northeast Passage was Danish navigator Vitus Bering. Sent on two expeditions by the Russian czars, he explored Russia's Far East and the offshore islands of Alaska, and proved the existence of a passage between Asia and North America.
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...
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.
