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Vitus Bering

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Also known as Bering, Captain Bering, Cap't Bering, Capt. Bering, Ivan Ivanovich Bering, Ivan Bering

Danish-born Russian explorer (1681-1741)

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Vitus Bering was a Danish explorer who worked for the Russian Empire and led major expeditions in the early 18th century to map the waters and coastlines of northeastern Asia and Alaska. His voyages established important geographic knowledge about the region between Russia and North America, including the strait between Siberia and Alaska that now bears his name.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Vitus
Gender
male
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Place of birth
Horsens
Place of death
Bering Island
Languages spoken
Russian
Participant in
Great Northern Expedition
Military branch
Imperial Russian Navy
Image
ВитусИонассенБеринг.jpg
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Vitus Bering
date of death
1741-12-19
date of birth
1681-00-00
described by source
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
date of baptism
1681-08-12
allegiance
Russian Empire
name in native language
Vitus Jonassen Bering
birth name
Vitus Jonassen Bering
relative
Vitus Bering
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
scurvy
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Rafael Uribe Uribe
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Vitus Bering
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Encyclopedic overview

Vitus Jonassen Bering (baptised 5 August 1681 – 19 December 1741), also known as Ivan Ivanovich Bering, was a Danish-born Russian cartographer, explorer, and officer in the Russian Navy. He is known as a leader of two Russian expeditions, the First Kamchatka Expedition and the Great Northern Expedition, exploring the northeastern coast of the Asian continent and from there the western coast of 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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