In the equatorial part of the Pacific Ocean, sailors noticed a strong sea current, which turned the waters in a new direction. Researchers have collected a large amount of material about the nature of the Pacific Islands and their population, marked on the map numerous geographic objects. The ships have visited the islands Easter, Marquesas, Hawaiian, Sahashne, peninsula Kamchatka. Over time, the expedition headed south and through South America went out to the Pacific Ocean. During a prolonged stop to repair the ship Neva on the Brazilian coast, sailors saw that there were trafficking in slaves brought from Africa.
V Atlantic Ocean for the first time in the history of the Russian fleet, the expedition crossed the equator line. The voyage began in 1803 from the port of Kronstadt, which is located on the Baltic Sea. They had to find the shortest route for trade links between Russian ports on the Baltic Sea and Alaska, which was then called Russian America. In 1803-1806 Ivan Kruzenshtern and Yuri Lisyansky(Ukrainian by origin) on the ships "Nadezhda" and "Neva" made the first in history Russian Empire trip around the world.
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