November 1741
Shipwreck on Bering Island
The damaged St Peter grounded on an island where the expedition remained through the winter.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Bering Island in Denmark. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
The damaged St Peter grounded on an island where the expedition remained through the winter.
Bering died on the island later named after him while the expedition struggled with disease and exposure.
Provenance
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