Captain Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov | |
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| Native name | Алексей Ильич Чириков |
| Birth name | Aleksei Ilyich Chirikov |
| Born | 1703 Luzhnoye, Tula Oblast, Tsardom of Russia |
| Died | November 14, 1748 (aged 44–45) Moscow, Russian Empire |
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| Years of service | 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.