{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"The Discovery of Alaska - Part 3: First Sightings","description":"Fog lifted in pieces and the horizon revealed itself as a stitched, rugged edge. Out of the white the outline of shore could be made: a cliff, a stand of trees, the ripple of surf on a new coastline.\r\n\r\nOne of the two ships — the vessel under the command of the deputy captain who had been entrusted with parallel orders — was the first to mark the presence of continental land. The crew's binoculars and the keen eyes of watchmen documented a shore that had been unknown to their charts.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://theexplorationarchive.com/exploration/discovery-of-alaska","author_name":"The Archive Network"}