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Ber·ing

(bîr′ĭng, bâr′-, băr′- bā′rĭng), Vitus 1681-1741.

Danish navigator and explorer who in 1728 sailed through the Bering Strait, proving that Asia and North America are separate continents.

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Bering

(ˈbɛrɪŋ; ˈbɛər-; Danish ˈbeːreŋ) or

Behring

(Biography) Vitus (ˈviːtʊs). 1681–1741, Danish navigator, who explored the N Pacific for the Russians and discovered Bering Island and the Bering Strait

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Ber•ing

(ˈbɪər ɪŋ, ˈbɛər-)

n. Vitus,

1680–1741, Danish navigator: explorer of the N Pacific.

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Bering

Bering Sea

n → Beringmeer nt

Bering Strait

n → Beringstraße f

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