Aleksei Chirikov
Captain Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov | |
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Алексей Ильич Чириков | |
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| Born | Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov 1703 Luzhnoye, Russia |
| Died | November 14, 1748 (aged 44–45) Moscow, Russia |
Burial place | Tula Oblast, Russia |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Russia |
Branch | Imperial Russian Navy |
Service years | 1716–1748 |
Rank | Captain |
| Other work | Navigator |
Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov (Russian: Алексе́й Ильи́ч Чи́риков; 1703 – November 14, 1748) was a Russian navigator and captain who, along with Vitus Bering, was the first Russian to reach the northwest coast of North America. He discovered and charted some of the Aleutian Islands while he was deputy to Vitus Bering during the Great Northern Expedition.