To the unknown shores of two oceans. Stories about Captain Commander Vitus Bering and the Great North

The book proposed to the reader tells about the exploits of Russian sailors of the 18th century, who opened and first described the marine shores of Russia in the Far North and the Far East. The reader learns how the whole epic of discoveries was launched by the Dange in Russian Service Captain Vitus Bering, who went by the will of Peter I in search of a strait separating the Russian land from the American continent. The expedition took a long 10 years. As a result, the shores of Yamal, Taimyr and Kamchatka were investigated, the Kuril Islands were opened, as well as the "Earth" Zhuan de Gama, "Campaign" and the Earth "Closed. You will learn about the dramatic campaign of two Russian ships led by Captain Commander V. Bering and Lieutenant Captain A. Chirikov to the shores of America. The book will be interesting and useful to all lovers of the history of geographical discoveries.
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