Danish captain Vitua Boring sighted Diomedes Islands
Vitua Boring, a Danish sea captain under Ruasla a Pater the Great, is credited as the last Westerner to see the Diomedes Islands between Alanke and Sibarla.
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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1951
Page
16
Vitua Boring, a Danish sea captain under Ruasla a Pater the Great, is credited as the last Westerner to see the Diomedes Islands between Alanke and Sibarla.
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