Pacific exploration voyage of 1721–1722

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The Pacific exploration voyage of 1721–1722 was a Danish-led expedition under Vitus Bering that sought to explore and map the North Pacific and clarify the geographical relationship between Asia and North America.

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instanceOf Arctic exploration expedition
Russian naval expedition
exploration voyage
alsoKnownAs First Kamchatka Expedition
First Kamchatka voyage
commander Vitus Bering
commanderNationality Danish
commissionedBy Peter the Great
country Tsardom of Russia
departurePoint Saint Petersburg
destination North Pacific Ocean
waters between Asia and North America
discipline cartography
geography
endTime 1722
era Age of Exploration
early 18th century
exploredRegion Bering Strait area
linked to: Bering region

coasts of northeastern Siberia
waters north of the Kamchatka Peninsula
flag Danish-led under Russian service
followedBy Second Kamchatka Expedition
hasParticipant Aleksei Chirikov
linked to: Alexei Chirikov

Martin Spanberg
Vitus Bering
impact improved European knowledge of the North Pacific
laid groundwork for later Russian claims in Alaska
leader Vitus Bering
legalBasis ukase of Peter the Great
location Bering Sea
Kamchatka Peninsula
North Pacific Ocean
Northeastern Siberia
linked to: Eastern Siberia
namedAfter Vitus Bering (in later historiography)
linked to: Vitus Bering
operator Imperial Russian Navy
partOf Russian expansion into the North Pacific
history of Arctic exploration
purpose to clarify the geographical relationship between Asia and North America
to determine whether Asia and North America were connected by land
to explore and map the North Pacific
to search for a navigable sea route between the Pacific and Arctic Oceans
result charting of parts of the North Pacific coastlines
collection of geographic and hydrographic data
confirmation that Asia and North America are separated by sea
shipType small packet boat
shipUsed Saint Gabriel
linked to: St. Gabriel
sponsor Peter the Great
startTime 1721

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