Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait

By:

Peter Lauridsen

Format:

Paperback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

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Vitus Bering (1681-1741) was a Danish-born Russian navigator. He enlisted in the Russian navy and fought during the Great Northern War (1700-21) against the Swedish Empire. In 1725 he received a commission from Peter the Great to discover whether there was a land bridge between Russia and America. He sailed through what would later be called the Bering Strait, but was unable to reach America on this first attempt. He succeeded on his next voyage, later named the Great Northern Expedition, and set about mapping significant sections of North American coastline. He also charted the Arctic coast of Siberia, 'discovered' Japan from the North and became the first European to explore Alaska. Published in English translation for the American market in 1889, this sympathetic biography by the historian and geographer Peter Lauridsen (1846-1923) had originally appeared in Danish in 1885. It includes extensive notes and an index.

Release date Australia

December 22nd, 2011

Author

Peter Lauridsen

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Contributor

Translated by Julius E. Olson

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

2 maps

Imprint

Cambridge University Press

Pages

248

Publisher

Cambridge Library Collection

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Polar Exploration

Dimensions

140x216x14

ISBN-13

9781108041515

Product ID

19266533

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