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.
Vehicle
St Paul
Packet boat commanded by Aleksei Chirikov on the 1741 Pacific voyage.
Vehicle typesailing ship
Related expeditions
Sources and further reading
- Documents of the Second Kamchatka Expedition, Francke Foundations. Scholarly project describing the 1733 to 1743 expedition’s Siberian research and searches for sea routes to America and Japan.