| Alaska Regional Office | U.S. Department of the Interior | |
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| Cultural Resources Team | National Park Service |
| National
Historic Landmarks in Alaska |
Bering
Expedition Landing Site, Kayak Island |
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Kayak Island, Alaska |
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| National
Register Number: 77001542 Resource Type: Site Property Type: Landscape - Unoccupied land Designated: June 2, 1978 |
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| Here naturalist Georg W. Steller, surgeon aboard Vitus Bering's ST. PETER, made the first attempts at contact between Europeans and Alaskan natives. His investigations are among the first contributions to the West's knowledge of the natural and human history of the region. | |||||||||
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