Denmark in 1741

Petropavlovsk · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Bering sailed from Kamchatka aboard the St Peter to search for the North American coast.

North Pacific · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

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

Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Vitus Bering, a Danish mariner working for Russia, lands on the Alaskan coast

Alaska · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Lookouts aboard Bering’s St Peter sighted snow-covered mountains on the North American coast.

Bering Island · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

The damaged St Peter grounded on an island where the expedition remained through the winter.

Bering Island · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Bering died on the island later named after him while the expedition struggled with disease and exposure.