Talk:Vitus Bering

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"It was long before the value of Bering's work was fully recognized; but Captain Cook was able to prove his accuracy as an observer. Nowadays, the Bering Strait, the Bering Sea, Bering Island and the Bering Land Bridge bear the Russian explorer's name."

Isn't he Danish?

He is Danish by birth, but Russian in the capacity of an explorer. Mikkalai 21:07, 6 May 2005 (UTC)

[edit] "Bering" portrait

The portrait of "Vitus Bering" I've seen identified in several other places as Alexei Chirikov. It seems quite possible that the original German publication may have been in err.