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Mikhail Gvozdev

Russian military geodesist

b. 1700 CE – d. 1759 CE World Northern Oceania

Mikhail Spiridonovich Gvozdev (1700-04 — after 1759) is a Russian military geodesist and a commander of the expedition to northern Alaska in 1732, when the Alaskan shore is for the first time sighted by Russians.

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Moran, J. (2017). Mikhail Gvozdev. History Atlas. Retrieved 24 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/mikhail-gvozdev/

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