Graves of members of Bering's second expedition, Commander Islands , Russia

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Vitus Bering's second expedition was shipwrecked in Commander Bay on their return from Alaska in 1741. Bering and several others perished from scurvy during the following months and are buried here.

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Location: Commander Bay, Bering Island, Commander Islands, Kamchatsky Krai, Russian Federation
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