Bellingshausen

[ bel-ingz-hou-zuhn ]

noun

Fa·bi·an Gott·lieb von [fey-bee-uhn-got-leeb von], /ˈfeɪ bi ənˈgɒt lib vɒn/, Faddey Faddeyevich Bellingshauzen, 1778–1852, Russian naval officer and explorer.

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We were the first discoverers of these Islands, and gave them the name of our meritorious navigator, Bellingshausen.
A New Voyage Round the World in the Years 1823, 24, 25, and 26. Vol. 1 | Otto von Kotzebue

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