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Vitus Jonassen Bering was a Danish navigator in the service of the Russian Navy. He commanded the first Kamchatka expedition. The goal of this expedition was to determine how far the Siberian mainland went, since much of the world was uncharted and it was unknown whether Asia and North America were connected or whether they were separate land masses.

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Vitus Bering was a Danish explorer and officer in the Russian Navy. He led two groundbreaking expeditions in the 18th century, exploring the northern Pacific Ocean and the Bering Strait, which separates Russia and Alaska. Bering's voyages greatly contributed to our understanding of the geography of North America and Asia.

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