I have found nothing to indicate that he ever did. While Native Alaskans had explored it for thousands of years, the Russians are generally credited with being the "first" to explore Alaska, several centuries after Galileo.
To get from one end of Alaska to another.
Vitus Bering led two expeditions to explore Alaska in 1728 and 1741. His first expedition was commissioned by Tsar Peter the Great of Russia to investigate whether Asia and North America were connected by land. Bering's discoveries significantly expanded European knowledge of the region.
To get from one end of Alaska to another.
I'd say the first person to explore Alaska was Captain Cook. Of course, there have been travelers between the Alaskan coast and Russia for ages, so naturally some earlier exploration occurred, but Captain Cook's is the first that is well documented and with a true goal of exploration.
== == Danish explorer Vitus Jonassen Bering
proposals to explore for oil there
The first recorded ascent of Mount St. Elias was in 1897 by the Duke of the Abruzzi, an Italian mountaineer. He led an expedition to the summit of the mountain located in Alaska.
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Vitus Bering explored Alaska in 1741 as part of an expedition commissioned by the Russian government.
Alaska
The first Europeans to explore Alaska were Russian explorers in the late 18th century, with significant expeditions occurring from 1741 onward. The Danish explorer Vitus Bering, leading a Russian expedition, reached the Alaskan coast in 1741, marking the beginning of European interest in the region. Other explorers, such as James Cook, followed in the late 18th century, further mapping and documenting the area.