vitus be-ring
ɪŋ, ˈbɛr-, ˈbɛər-; Also, Behring.
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Bering or Behring (ˈbɛrɪŋ, ˈbɛər-, Danish ˈbeːreŋ, ˈbɛrɪŋ, ˈbɛər-, Danish ˈbeːreŋ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| Vitus (ˈviːtʊs). 1681--1741, Danish navigator, who explored the N Pacific for the Russians and discovered Bering Island and the Bering Strait | |
| Behring or Behring | |
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Bering
strait and sea between Alaska and Siberia, named for Danish explorer Vitus Bering (1681-1741), who worked for Peter the Great and led the first European expedition to sight Alaska, in 1741.
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