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First Kamchatka Expedition
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First Russian expedition to explore the Asian Pacific coast
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The First Kamchatka Expedition was the first Russian expedition to explore the Asian Pacific coast. It was commissioned by Peter the Great in 1724 and was led by Vitus Bering. Afield from 1725 to 1731, it was Russia's first naval scientific expedition. It confirmed the presence of a strait (now known as Bering Strait) between Asia and America...

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research expedition
Followed by
Great Northern Expedition
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