Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshousen1803
1st Russian navigator to circumnavigate the globe
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1st Russian navigator to circumnavigate the globe
Completes the Russian circumnavigation of Antarctic waters during the Vostok and Mirny expedition of 1819-1821
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