The two other ships, delayed by the…

October 1740 CE

The two other ships, delayed by the Nadezhda's hitting a sand bank—then being beaten by a storm, such that it is forced to stay at Bolsheretsk—arrive on October 6 to their destination, Avacha Bay in southeastern Kamchatka.

Several buildings had been constructed there on Bering's orders the year before, and the explorer is now able to found the port of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in the bay.

The town's location on the sheltered Avacha Bay and at the mouth of the Avacha River will see it develop to become the most important settlement in Kamchatka.

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Petropavlovsk-Kamcatskij Kamchatskaya Oblast Russia View →

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Aleksei Chirikov View → Vitus Bering View →

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Russian Empire View →

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Colonization of the Americas, British View → Maritime Fur Trade View → Great Northern Expedition or Second Kamchatka expedition View →

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Fish and game View → Weapons View → Hides and feathers View → Strategic metals View → Lumber View → Land View → Tobacco View →

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Commerce View → Products View → Watercraft View → Labor and Service View → Exploration View → Government View → Finance View →

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