[DOC] [TLE] Vitus Bering - Wikipedia [PAR] Vitus Jonassen Bering (baptised 5 August 1681, died 19 December 1741), also 
known as Ivan .... During his time with the Russian navy  particularly as part of 
the Great Northern ... known as the First Kamchatka Expedition, were the 
hardened fellow Dane ..... The return journey then included the discovery of 
Kodiak Island. [DOC] [TLE] SitNews: Vitus Bering Discovered Alaska, or did he? Some evidence ... [PAR] Jul 16, 2015 ... SitNews - Stories in the News - Ketchikan, Alaska ... Alaskan school child knows 
that Vitus Bering "discovered" Alaska in 1741. ... should Bering be credited as the 
"discoverer" of the Last Frontier? ... And others believe that Bering, a Dane 
employed by the Russian ... jpg The expedition of Semyon Dezhnyov. [DOC] [TLE] Russia's Colony | Alaska History and Cultural Studies [PAR] The "discovery" of Alaska is usually dated from Bering's second expedition in 
1741. ... In June 1741 Bering and his second-in-command, Aleksi Chirikov sailed 
in ... and anchored in the Shumagins, which they named for a sailor who died on
... [DOC] [TLE] Vitus Bering | Danish explorer | Britannica.com [PAR] Navigator whose exploration of the Bering Strait and Alaska prepared the way ... 
Ships in Vitus Bering's expedition sinking in the waters off the Aleutian Islands, 
1741. ... A storm later separated the ships, and Chirikov went on to discover 
several ... After his death there, a few survivors were able to reach Siberia and 
brought... [DOC] [TLE] Alaskan Development: CQR [PAR] Dec 17, 1976 ... The trans-Alaska oil pipelineperhaps the largest private ..... The first white 
explorers in the area fared less wellin 1741 Vitus Bering, a Dane sailing in the 
service of Russia, was shipwrecked in a winter storm and died along with most of 
his crew. Nonetheless, he is credited with the discovery of Alaska. [DOC] [TLE] Early Voyages of Discovery in the North Pacific - Mount Rainier ... [PAR] Thus, with this first sight of the Pacific, began the thirst for discovery, ... Then, 
seeking a safe return to his native England with his loot, Drake sailed north in 
search of ... Juan de Fuca is credited by Lok with saying that after sailing north he 
finnaly ... In 1741 a second expedition was outfitted on the Kamchatchan 
peninsula with... [DOC] [TLE] People - Alaskool [PAR] The Hankutchin occupied the area between the Alaska-Canada border and the 
.... During times of illness or other crises the ablest shaman assumed .... of 
western discovery of Alaska began with the Russian expedition of 1728, ... Vitus J
. Bering, a Dane in Russian service, was commissioned to undertake a ... 1725-
1741. [DOC] [TLE] Alaska Regional Profiles, Northwest Region - The People [PAR] Northwest Alaska may prove to be the "cradle" of civilization in the Western 
Hemisphere. .... The sighting of Mount St. Elias is generally credited as the "
discovery" of Alaska, although ... He too was beaten by the sea ice and died on 
his journey home. ... loss of the Franklin Expedition and the advent of whaling in 
the area. [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Dictionary of Alaska Place Names" - Internet Archive [PAR] 1867, on the parade eround near Baranov's Castle in Sitka, an area of about ... 
The discovery of gold in Alaska in the 1890's caused the Geo- logical Survey to 
..... George Vancouver, RN, during his extensive exploration and survey of the 
coast ..... 1680 1741, a Dane who entered the Imperial Russian Navy in 1704. is 
een-... [DOC] [TLE] 49 History | Alaska Historical Society [PAR] The Juno became a Russian vessel during her second voyage to the Pacific ... 
ready for another of Rezanov's pet projects: a punitive expedition against the 
Japanese. .... Prior to his death in 1875, Doroshin achieved the rank of Acting 
State .... the Dane, who for Russia in 1728 to 1741 discovered Alaska, the Bering 
Sea and... [DOC] [TLE] Alaska - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] Feb 24, 2016 ... The area that became Alaska was purchased from Russian interests on

Question: This Dane credited with discovering Alaska died during his 1741 expedition to the area
Answer: (Vitus) Bering