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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-born Russian cartographer and explorer, and an officer in the Russian Navy.
On 29 December 1724 [N.S. 9 January 1725], Peter asked the Danish-Russian explorer Vitus Bering to command a voyage east. [2] Peter instructed the expedition to do the following: [1] prepare one-two ships in Kamchatka or nearby; using those ships, explore northern lands, which seemed to be part of America;
Explorer, author, administrator Ejnar Mikkelsen (23 December 1880 – 1 May 1971) was a Danish polar explorer and writer. He is most known for his expeditions to Greenland .
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 December 2024. Leif Erikson (c.970–c.1020) was a famous Norse explorer who is credited for being the first European to set foot on American soil. Explorers are listed below with their common names, countries of origin (modern and former), centuries of activity and main areas of exploration. Marco ...
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Danish [5] Russia Bering, Vitus * French: France de Bougainville, Louis Antoine English: Britain Byron, John Italian: England: Cabot, John Italian: England and Aragon: Cabot, Sebastian Portuguese: Portugal Cabral, Pedro Álvares Portuguese [6] Spain
The film tells the story of the Danish-born Russian explorer Vitus Bering, who, by decree of Peter the Great in 1725, led the First Kamchatka expedition and made new discoveries, expanding the borders of the Russian Empire. [4]
1605–1607: Danish-Norwegian king, Christian IV of Denmark, sends three expeditions led by John Cunningham, Godske Lindenov and Carsten Richardson (all piloted by James Hall), to search for the lost Eastern Settlement, one of the Norse colonies on Greenland