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Danish explorer who explored the North Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)

Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)

(1680-1741), Danish navigator in the Russian service. In 1728 Peter the Great sent him on an expedition in the course of which he discovered the strait which bears his name.