English translation for "vitus bering"

n. vitus bering (1681-1741), danish-born explorer and navigator who enlisted in the russian navy, and explored the north pacific ocean for the russians and discovered the bering strait, the first person to map the west coast of alaska

Example Sentences:

	1.	In 1741, Ovtsyn took part in Vitus Bering's voyage to the shores of America. En 1741, il participe au voyage de Vitus Bering jusqu'au continent américain.
	2.	On 19 December 1741 Vitus Bering died on the uninhabited island near the Kamchatka Peninsula, which was later given the name Bering Island in his honour. Le 19 décembre 1741, Vitus Bering mourut sur l'île inhabitée située près de la péninsule du Kamtchatka, qui reçut plus tard le nom d'île Béring en son honneur.

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