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The islands were discovered by Semyon Dezhnev in 1684 . The islands received their name after Vitus Bering , who died there in 1741 after his ship St. Peter wrecked. Aleut (Unangan) people came to the Komandorski Islands early in the 19th Century from the Aleutians . Most of the Aleuts inhabiting Bering Island came from Atka Island and those who lived on Medny Island came from Attu Island . Today the population of the islands is about 2/3 Russian and 1/3 Aleut. The 1943 Battle Of The Komandorski Islands took place in the open sea about 160 km (100 mi) south of the islands. REFERENCES
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