While in service to Russia in 1741, this Dane died of scurvy on the island that now bears his name
.... First the bobbing ships put in at Bering Island, where the gentle sea cows 
were... [DOC] [TLE] Voyages in Search of The North-West Passage, by Richard Hakluyt ... [PAR] Just now we steer due north, and yonder is the coast of Norway.