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1 online resource (322 pages). |
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Beringiana
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Beringiana.
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| Summary |
In 1725 the Russian Tsar, Peter the Great, signed orders for Vitus Bering to set out on the First Kamchatka Expedition in order to establish if Asia and North America were connected, and to define the north-eastern borders of the Russian Empire. A classic among the voyages of discovery, the expedition took more than five years to complete. It moved across an immense landscape, building two vessels enroute, and claiming the lives of many men, before it set sail to reveal a passage between the two continents - the present day Bering Strait. The only surviving document to preserve the day-to-day d. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Kamchatskai͡a ėkspedit͡sii͡a (1st : 1725-1730)
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Kamchatskai͡a ėkspedit͡sii͡a. |
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Bering, Vitus Jonassen, 1681-1741.
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Bering, Vitus Jonassen, 1681-1741. |
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Kamchatskai͡a ėkspedit͡sii͡a. |
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Bering Strait -- Discovery and exploration.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9788779343146 |
| ISBN |
9788779343054 |
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8779343058 |
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9788779343146 (paperback) |
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8779343147 (paperback) |
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