Project Gutenberg 2014-06-19 Public domain in the USA. 1701 Lauridsen, Peter 1846 1923 Lauridsen, P. (Peter) Schwatka, Frederick 1849 1892 Schwatka, Lieutenant (Frederick) Schwatka, F. (Frederick) Schwatka, Fred Olsen, Julius E. a12001465 Vitus J. Bering og de russiske Opdagelsesrejser fra 1725-43. English Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait Produced by Richard Tonsing, Jana Srna, Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Vitus Bering: the Discoverer of Bering Strait" by Peter Lauridsen is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work details the life and expeditions of the Danish-Russian explorer Vitus Bering, who is credited with charting the northeastern coast of Asia and discovering the strait that now bears his name. The book covers the challenges Bering faced while navigating uncharted territories and his contributions to the field of Arctic exploration. The opening portion of the book introduces the initial context of Arctic exploration in the early 18th century, emphasizing the role of Bering as a significant figure in this arena. It outlines his background, including his humble beginnings in Denmark, his rise to prominence in the Russian navy, and the ambitious plans laid out by Czar Peter the Great for Bering's epic explorations. The narrative begins to set the stage for Bering’s first expedition, highlighting the obstacles he faced while integrating various expeditions in the service of the Russian Empire and the need for systematic exploration and accurate mapping of the region. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46032/46032-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 59.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Bering, Vitus Jonassen, 1681-1741 Kamchatskaia ekspeditsiia (1st : 1725-1730) Bering Strait -- Discovery and exploration Bering Island (Russia) -- Discovery and exploration G Text Category: Biographies Category: Travel Writing Category: History - Other Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 497478 2025-09-18T14:09:31.108134 text/html 469647 2024-10-24T08:09:42 text/html 1722690 2025-09-18T14:09:40.700026 application/epub+zip 1727532 2025-09-18T14:09:33.385077 application/epub+zip 228265 2025-09-18T14:09:32.224070 application/epub+zip 1872762 2025-09-18T14:09:45.374001 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1822397 2025-09-18T14:09:39.003020 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 327489 2022-09-21T03:44:37.672015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 397403 2025-09-18T14:09:30.008103 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 377374 2024-10-24T08:09:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19180 2025-09-18T14:09:45.534998 application/rdf+xml 12771 2025-09-18T14:09:32.359059 image/jpeg 2015 2025-09-18T14:09:32.293052 image/jpeg 1623892 2025-09-18T14:09:31.175090 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog da.wikipedia en.wikipedia