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Audio Transcript of Vitus Bering 1741
Audio Transcript: Bering, in 1741, was the first person to map the west coast of Alaska. He led a party of 10 000 men in the so-called Great Nordic Expedition, the world's largest-ever expedition, which landed in America on the 15th of July 1741.
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Photograph of a Sculpture of Vitus Bering
Source: Voiceovers by Kyle Rawn, Christian Wyss and LeeAnn McLellan, Algonquin College, Ottawa. Assistance provided by Don Crockford, Coordinator, Broadcasting Radio and Media Design Sector, Algonquin College.
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