Pacific exploration voyage of 1721–1722

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Arctic exploration expedition Russian naval expedition exploration voyage

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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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arctic exploration expedition ⓘ Russian naval expedition ⓘ exploration voyage ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	First Kamchatka Expedition ⓘ First Kamchatka Expedition ⓘ surface form: First Kamchatka voyage
commander	Vitus Bering ⓘ
commanderNationality	Danish ⓘ
commissionedBy	Peter the Great ⓘ
country	Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
departurePoint	Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire ⓘ surface form: Saint Petersburg
destination	Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Pacific Ocean waters between Asia and North America ⓘ
discipline	cartography ⓘ geography ⓘ
endTime	1722 ⓘ
era	Age of Exploration ⓘ early 18th century ⓘ
exploredRegion	Bering region ⓘ surface form: Bering Strait area coasts of northeastern Siberia ⓘ waters north of the Kamchatka Peninsula ⓘ
flag	Danish-led under Russian service ⓘ
followedBy	Second Kamchatka Expedition ⓘ
hasParticipant	Alexei Chirikov ⓘ surface form: Aleksei 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 ⓘ Northern Pacific Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Pacific Ocean Eastern Siberia ⓘ surface form: Northeastern Siberia
namedAfter	Vitus Bering ⓘ surface form: Vitus Bering (in later historiography)
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	St. Gabriel ⓘ surface form: Saint Gabriel
sponsor	Peter the Great ⓘ
startTime	1721 ⓘ

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