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Q: Was the Bering sea named after Vitus Bering?
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Is there a man named Alaska vitus jonassen bering?

Yes, he was a Danish exlorer who discovered and named Alaska and the Bering Sea.


A large body of salt water named after an explorer?

The Bering Sea named for Vitus Bering, or Hudson Bay Named for Henry Hudson.


Why is the bering sea called the bering sea?

From the discoverer of Alaska Vitus Bering.


What places were named after Vitus Bering?

Vitus lake Bering Strait Bering Glacier Bering bridge Bering island


What strait was named after Vitus bering?

Bering Strait!!


What was explored by Vitus Bering?

He explored the Bering Sea.


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.


What year did vitus bering sail the bering sea?

He explored the Bering Sea in 1728.


How many children did Vitus Bering have?

Vitus Bering had one child, a son named Aleksei.


What was Vitus Bering famous for?

He is famous for being the first European to discover Alaska and its Aleutian Islands. The Bering Strait, the Bering Sea, Bering Island, Bering Glacier and the Bering Land Bridge are all named after him.


What was vitus berings wife named?

Anna Bering


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.