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Bering
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Ber·ing  (bîrng, bâr-, br- brng), Vitus 1681-1741.
Danish navigator and explorer who in 1728 sailed through the Bering Strait, proving that Asia and North America are separate continents.
Bering, Behring [ˈbɛrɪŋ ˈbɛər- (Danish) ˈbeːreŋ]
n
(Biographies / Bering, Vitus (1681-1741) M, Danish, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator) Vitus (ˈviːtʊs). 1681-1741, Danish navigator, who explored the N Pacific for the Russians and discovered Bering Island and the Bering Strait
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Noun1.BeringBering - Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
Behring, Vitus Behring, Vitus Bering
Translations
Bering:
Bering Sea
n → Beringmeer nt
Bering Strait
n → Beringstraße f


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