Vitus Bering
(1681-1741)
Danish explorer
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Vitus Jonassen Bering (baptised 5 August 1681 – 19 December 1741), also known as Ivan Ivanovich Bering, was a Danish cartographer and explorer in Russian service, and an officer in the Russian Navy. He is known as a leader of two Russian expeditions, namely the First Kamchatka Expedition and the Great Northern Expedition, exploring the north-eastern coast of the Asian continent and from there the western coast on the North American continent. The Bering Strait, the Bering Sea, Bering Island, the Bering Glacier, and Vitus Lake were all named in his honor.
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12 August 1681 Horsens, Denmark
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| Died |
19 December 1741 (aged 60) Bering Island, Russian Empire
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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