1733–1743
Great Northern Expedition
The Russian Empire’s vast 1733 to 1743 expedition surveyed Siberia and the Arctic while Bering and Chirikov’s Pacific detachment sailed from Kamchatka toward North America.
Place
Southeast Alaska
Representative region of Chirikov’s July 1741 land sighting and attempted landings. The exact points remain disputed, and the coast was already the homeland of Tlingit peoples.
Coordinates56.00, -134.00
Related expeditions
Sources and further reading
- Russian Discovery, Library of Congress. Curated account of Bering and Chirikov’s separate 1741 voyages along the Aleutian Islands and North American coast.