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Vitus Bering

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Noun1.Vitus Bering - Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)Vitus Bering - Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
Behring, Bering, Vitus Behring
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The First Kamchatka Expedition led by Vitus Bering was a difficult one.
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