V (Vitus Bering: The Discoverer of Bering Strait)

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PART III.

THE VARIOUS EXPEDITIONS.

Chapter XII.

The Arctic expeditions. — The Northeast passage. — Severe
criticisms on Nordenskjöld 107

Chapter XIII.

The discovery of the Kurile Islands and Japan from the north 117

Chapter XIV.

Preparations for Bering’s voyage of discovery to America. —
Founding of Petropavlovsk. — The brothers De l’Isle 127

Chapter XV.

The discovery of America from the east. — Steller induced to
join the expedition. — The separation of the St. Peter and
the St. Paul 135

Chapter XVI.

Bering’s place of landing on the American coast. — Captain
Cook’s uncertainty. — The question discussed and definitely
settled 143

Chapter XVII.

Explorations along the American coast. — Steller’s censure of
Bering for undue haste. — Bering defended. — Dali, the
American writer, reprimanded. — The return voyage 150

Chapter XVIII.

The discovery of the Aleutian Islands. — Terrible hardships of
the voyage. — Steller’s fault-finding. — Bering confined to his
cabin. — Deaths on board from exhaustion and disease. —
Bering Island discovered. — A narrow escape 164

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PART III.
THE VARIOUS EXPEDITIONS.
Chapter XII.
The Arctic expeditions. — The Northeast passage. — Severe criticisms on Nordenskjöld	107
Chapter XIII.
The discovery of the Kurile Islands and Japan from the north	117
Chapter XIV.
Preparations for Bering’s voyage of discovery to America. — Founding of Petropavlovsk. — The brothers De l’Isle	127
Chapter XV.
The discovery of America from the east. — Steller induced to join the expedition. — The separation of the St. Peter and the St. Paul	135
Chapter XVI.
Bering’s place of landing on the American coast. — Captain Cook’s uncertainty. — The question discussed and definitely settled	143
Chapter XVII.
Explorations along the American coast. — Steller’s censure of Bering for undue haste. — Bering defended. — Dali, the American writer, reprimanded. — The return voyage	150
Chapter XVIII.
The discovery of the Aleutian Islands. — Terrible hardships of the voyage. — Steller’s fault-finding. — Bering confined to his cabin. — Deaths on board from exhaustion and disease. — Bering Island discovered. — A narrow escape	164