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Ivan Moskvitin

1600 - 1601

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Ivan Yuryevich Moskvitin (Russian: Иван Юрьевич Москвитин) (born c. 1600 - after 1647) was a Russian explorer who oversaw an expedition in Siberia from 1639 to 1641. He was the first recorded Russian to reach the Pacific Ocean and sighted Sakhalin. During his expedition he came into contact with the Evens and Evenki people. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivan Moskvitin is the 428th most popular explorer (down from 369th in 2019). (down from 3,616th in 2019)

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Among explorers, Ivan Moskvitin ranks 428 out of 498. Before him are Gennady Nevelskoy, Sámuel Teleki, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, Androsthenes of Thasos, György Almásy, and Finn Ronne. After him are François Levaillant, Anthony de la Roché, Sverre Hassel, Frederick Russell Burnham, Tim Severin, and Alfred Maudslay.

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Among people born in 1600, Ivan Moskvitin ranks 25. Before him are Jacques Blanchard, Pyotr Beketov, Matthias Stom, Ivan Bolotnikov, Juan de Palafox y Mendoza, and Pieter de Grebber.  Among people deceased in 1601, Ivan Moskvitin ranks 12. Before him are Starina Novak, Kuchum, Damat Ibrahim Pasha, Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg, Thomas Nashe, and John Shakespeare.

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