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- Strait_of_Anián comment "The Strait of Anián was a semi-mythical strait that was once believed to mark the eastern end of Asia. The idea, or rather the name, is first documented around 1560. After Europeans reached the Bering Strait in 1728, versions of it survived until the northwest coast of North America was thoroughly explored. Most placed it near our Bering Strait. Others placed it as far south as California and hoped that it was the western end of a Northwest Passage that began somewhere near Hudson Bay.".
- Q1932718 comment "The Strait of Anián was a semi-mythical strait that was once believed to mark the eastern end of Asia. The idea, or rather the name, is first documented around 1560. After Europeans reached the Bering Strait in 1728, versions of it survived until the northwest coast of North America was thoroughly explored. Most placed it near our Bering Strait. Others placed it as far south as California and hoped that it was the western end of a Northwest Passage that began somewhere near Hudson Bay.".