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dirjk, in the 66th degree of northern la- 
titude, came back fafe to Kamtfchatka, 
and returned to Peterfburg in 1730, in 
the reign of the Emprefs Anne; where 
he gave the Court a circumftantial account 
of his expedition. 
Scarce a year before his return to Pe- 
terfburg, the Ruffians knew fo little of 
thofe lands and illands, that, from an 
account annexed to the Supplement to 
the Peterfburg Geographical Almanack 
for the year 1729, it was impofilble to 
make out whether Kamtfchatka was an 
ifland, or a peninfula ; or whether it was 
not the country called jfedfo. 
The Court, after having received fuch 
important informations from Captain Be ti- 
ring, immediately came to a refolution 
to appoint an expedition, purpofely to 
examine 
