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Semyon Dezhnev | |
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Born | [1] | March 7, 1605
Died | 1673 Moscow, Tsardom of Russia |
Occupation | Explorer |
Known for | Exploring the Russian Far East and the Pacific coast of North-Western America |
Spouse(s) | 1. Abakajada Sjuchu 2. Kanteminka Arhipova |
Semyon Ivanovich Dezhnyov (Russian: Семён Ива́нович Дежнёв; sometimes spelled Dezhnev; c. March 7, 1605 – 1673) was a Russian explorer of Siberia and the first European to sail through the Bering Strait, 80 years before Vitus Bering did. In 1648 he sailed from the Kolyma River on the Arctic Ocean to the Anadyr River on the Pacific. His exploit was forgotten for almost a hundred years and Bering is usually given credit for discovering the strait that bears his name.
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