On which island did Bering die?
Kodiak Island
Bering Island
Hawaii
Okhotsk Island
Answer
Bering died on Bering Island, the largest of the Commander Islands in the Bering Sea. The island was named after Vitus Bering, a Danish explorer in the service of the Russian Navy, who died there during his second expedition to the region in 1741. The cause of Bering's death is believed to have been scurvy, a disease caused by a deficiency of vitamin C.
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