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Vitus Bering

Danish-born Russian explorer (1681-1741)

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Vitus Jonassen Bering, 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.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Horsens wd
Died
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Place of death
Bering Island wd
Citizenship
Kingdom of Denmark, Russian Empire wd
Occupation
explorer, hydrographer, naval officer, seafarer, discoverer wd
Spouse
Anna Bering wd

Questions

When was Vitus Bering born?
Vitus Bering was born on 5 August 1681 in Horsens.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Vitus Bering · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q127641 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Vitus Bering reconstruction.jpg by Институт Археологии РАН (Institute of Archaeology in Russian Academy of Sciences ) (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Last updated · facts checked 15 November 2026

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