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		cardiffspaceman on Aug 21, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Discovery of the Celendrical Date Line > the Russians made it further south and east along the west coast of North America This is why there is a Russian River [1] in northern California. One of its names is "Slavyanka River" which was given by Russians. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_River_(California)

shepherdjerred on Aug 21, 2024 [–]

I didn't realize Russia ever had made it past Alaska! The world would be a very different place if they were there a couple hundred years earlier.

Lammy on Aug 21, 2024 | [–]

See also: Fort Ross https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Ross,_California

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