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Bering Strait!!
Yes, the Bering Sea was named after the Danish explorer Vitus Bering, who explored the area in the 18th century while serving as an officer in the Russian navy. He is known for his expeditions that contributed to the mapping of the region.
Vitus Bering had one child, a son named Aleksei.
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.
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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.
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vitus bering was european
Yes, he was a Danish exlorer who discovered and named Alaska and the Bering Sea.
The Bering Sea named for Vitus Bering, or Hudson Bay Named for Henry Hudson.
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.