Alaska

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Who were the first humans to cross the land bridge to the American continent around 14,000 years ago?

Indigenous tribes foraging the coast and sparse lands of northwestern America

When did the exploration of Russia's eastern waters begin?

Years before the Russian tsar Peter the Great ordered the exploration, on a cold July morning in 1741 in the Russian port city Petropavlovsk Kamtschatsky

Who were the two explorers who set sail to find the American continent?

Vitus Bering and the Russian explorer Aleksei Chirkov

What did the crew of Aleksei Chirkov return with from their mission?

<p>Sea otter pelts which they found on the newly discovered shores</p> Signup and view all the answers

What sparked the Russian colonization after the explorations?

<p>The high quality of sea otter furs found on the newly discovered shores</p> Signup and view all the answers

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