Definitions of Vitus Behring
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Danish explorer who explored the northern Pacific Ocean for the Russians and discovered the Bering Strait (1681-1741)
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synonyms:
Behring, Bering, Vitus Bering
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navigator
in earlier times, a person who explored by ship
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navigator
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