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Separation of Expedition Ships

Denmark · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1741

Vitus Jonassen BeringJune 1741

North Pacific · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Fog and storms separated Bering’s St Peter from Chirikov’s St Paul during the eastward voyage.

Names involved

Vitus Jonassen Bering

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