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When did Vitus Bering die?
Vitus Bering died on December 8, 1741, during his expedition to chart the waters between Russia and North America. He succumbed to scurvy on Bering Island, which is named after him.
What is vitus bering's island called?
It is called Bering Island.
What places were named after Vitus Bering?
Vitus lake Bering Strait Bering Glacier Bering bridge Bering island
What were vitus bering's goals?
Vitus Bering's goals were to map out Asia and the Americas to see if they were on the same border. Vitus Bering sadly died of illness on an island which was later named after him before he could complete his work.
What type of disease ids scurvey?
what type of disease is scurvey
What was the surname of the Danish explorer Vitus?
The Russian naval officer and Danish explorer Vitus Jonassen Bering had several landforms posthumously named in his honor, such as the Bering Land Bridge, the Bering Glacier, Bering Island, the Bering Strait, and of course the Bering Sea.
When did Rolf Bering die?
Rolf Bering died on 1993-08-02.
What did vasco da gama die of?
vasco de gama died off of a illness called scurvey
What country was Vitus Bering from?
Vitus Bering was from Horsens, Denmark. He was born in 1681, and died in 1741.
What are the symptoms of scurvey?
No
How Vitus Bering died?
By scurvy
Is the aleutian island in Mexico?
no it is near Alaska it is in the bering sea
