kupilof

Updated: June 23, 2025

This was readily granted, and from that time onward the Russians steadily pushed on through to the unknown country of the north of Asia, since named after the little town conquered by Yermak, of which scarcely any traces now remain. As early as 1639 they had reached the Pacific under Kupilof.

Joseph Jacobs - The Story of Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known