Great Northern Expedition
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The Great Northern Expedition was a massive 18th-century Russian exploration program, led in part by Vitus Bering, that charted much of the Arctic and North Pacific coasts and confirmed the separation of Asia and North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Northern Expedition canonical | 7 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic exploration
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Pacific exploration ⓘ Russian exploration program ⓘ geographical expedition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Second Kamchatka Expedition ⓘ |
| approvedBy |
Anna Ivanovna of Russia
ⓘ
surface form:
Empress Anna of Russia
|
| component |
Arctic Ocean coastal surveys
ⓘ
Journal of a Voyage with Bering ⓘ
surface form:
Bering’s Pacific voyage of 1741
Kamchatka-based sea voyages ⓘ land expeditions across Siberia ⓘ |
| country | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| endDate | 1743 ⓘ |
| exploredRegion |
Alaskan coast
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Aleutian Islands ⓘ Arctic Ocean ⓘ Bering Sea ⓘ Chukchi Peninsula ⓘ Kamchatka Peninsula ⓘ Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Pacific Ocean
Siberia ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
foundation for Russian expansion into Alaska
ⓘ
major contribution to 18th-century global cartography ⓘ |
| includedDiscipline |
cartography
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ethnography ⓘ geography ⓘ natural history ⓘ |
| initiatedBy | Peter the Great ⓘ |
| leader |
Alexei Chirikov
ⓘ
surface form:
Aleksei Chirikov
Vitus Bering ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
European discovery of mainland Alaska by Russians
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description of new plant and animal species ⓘ detailed maps of Siberian coastline ⓘ documentation of indigenous peoples of Siberia and the North Pacific ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants | approximately 3000 people ⓘ |
| predecessor | First Kamchatka Expedition ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
chart Arctic coast of Siberia
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determine relationship between Asia and North America ⓘ explore North Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| result |
collected extensive scientific data
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confirmed separation of Asia and North America ⓘ expanded Russian geographic knowledge ⓘ mapped coasts of the North Pacific ⓘ mapped much of the Arctic coast of Siberia ⓘ |
| scale | one of the largest exploration projects in history ⓘ |
| shipUsed |
St. Paul
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St. Peter ⓘ |
| sponsor | Russian Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| startDate | 1733 ⓘ |
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