Danish explorer after whom a strait, island, sea, glacier and land bridge are named Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% VITUS BERING Danish explorer after whom a strait, island, sea, glacier and land bridge are named (12) The Times Specialist Sunday Nov 29, 2020
5% NAVIGATOR Sea explorer (9) (9) Puzzler Dec 15, 2025
5% MATSU Island in the Taiwan Strait (5) Wall Street Journal Nov 29, 2025
5% RAE Explorer for whom a Canadian strait is named (3)
5% TASMAN Explorer for whom a sea was named (6)
4% BREAKLOOSE Separate from a glacier (10) Universal Dec 12, 2025
4% CAPTAINSCOTT At sea, I contact past explorer (12) The Telegraph Cryptic Dec 8, 2025
4% LEIF First name in Norse exploration (4) New York Times Dec 6, 2025
4% ASHE Arthur ___ after whom a famous tennis stadium in Queens is named (4)
4% STDENIS Bishop for whom a neighborhood in Paris is named (7) New York Times Nov 28, 2025

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