The forgotten journey

The forgotten journey

The Great Northern Expedition was an immense eighteenth-century enterprise that redrew the Arctic map. Led by Danish captain Vitus Bering, it set out in 1733 from St Petersburg, Russia. In Island of the Blue Foxes, Canadian author Stephen Bown retells the story of this epic undertaking.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 2017-11, Vol.551 (7679), p.166-167
1. Verfasser: Lewis-Jones, Huw
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bering, Vitus (1681-1741)
Expeditions
Exploration
Maritime history
Nonfiction
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Zusammenfassung:The Great Northern Expedition was an immense eighteenth-century enterprise that redrew the Arctic map. Led by Danish captain Vitus Bering, it set out in 1733 from St Petersburg, Russia. In Island of the Blue Foxes, Canadian author Stephen Bown retells the story of this epic undertaking.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/551166a