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| <p> A strait about 50 m. wide between [[Asia]] and N. America, which connects the [[Arctic]] [[Ocean]] with the Pacific; discovered by the [[Danish]] navigator [[Vitus]] Behring in 1728, sent out on a voyage of discovery by [[Peter]] the Great. </p> | | <p> A strait about 50 m. wide between Asia and N. America, which connects the Arctic Ocean with the Pacific; discovered by the Danish navigator [[Vitus]] Behring in 1728, sent out on a voyage of discovery by Peter the Great. </p> |
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Latest revision as of 16:55, 15 October 2021
Behring Strait [1]
A strait about 50 m. wide between Asia and N. America, which connects the Arctic Ocean with the Pacific; discovered by the Danish navigator Vitus Behring in 1728, sent out on a voyage of discovery by Peter the Great.
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