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| | Beaufort Gyre Exploration Project | History | Russian Northern Expeditions |
 | | In 1732, the Russian Admiralty ordered investigations of Siberia and a route to America and Japan, consisting of three parties: a marine expedition to the North Pacific, a land expedition to East Siberia, and a sea expedition to map and describe the northern coast of Siberia, later called the Great Northern Expeditions. |
 | | During the expeditions, thousands of kilometers of the coast from the White Sea to Anadyr were mapped for the first time, numerous bays, gulfs, capes and islands were discovered, and extensive geographical material was collected. |
 | | During the next 4 years, the Far Northern expedition made a number of discoveries in the North Pacific, described the coast of the North America, passed through Bering Strait, and went farther northward than all previous expeditions. |
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