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Bering Land Bridge
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Bering Strait
Bering Strait c.55 mi (90 km) wide, between extreme NE Asia and extreme NW North America, connecting the Arctic Ocean and the Bering Sea. It is usually completely frozen over from October to June. The Diomede Islands are in the strait. The narrowness of the strait makes it possible for small... Read more |
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Beringia
BERINGIA Beringia is the land bridge thought to have existed over the Bering Strait, the waterway that separates Asia (Russia) from North America (Alaska). Scholars believe that a natural bridge was formed across the strait either by ice or by dropping sea levels that exposed land masses during... Read more |
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Bering Sea Patrol
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Vitus Bering
Vitus Bering Vitus Bering (1681-1741), a Dane in Russian employ, led two major exploratory expeditions that significantly expanded knowledge of the northern Pacific region. Vitus Bering was born in the Danish town of Horsens in the summer of 1681. He became a lieutenant in the Russian navy... Read more |
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Bering
Bering or Behring, Vitus (1681–1741), Danish explorer, born at Horsem, Jutland. He entered the Russian Navy in 1704 and served in it during Russia's war with Sweden. In 1725 Peter the Great, who was looking to expand his empire, sent him to discover whether Asia and North America were... Read more |
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Pribilof Islands
Pribilof Islands , group of four volcanic islands, off SW Alaska in the Bering Sea, c.230 mi (370 km) N of the Aleutian Islands; explored and named in 1786 by Gerasim Pribilof, a Russian navigator. The larger islands, St. Paul and St. George, are famous as the breeding place of the Alaska fur seal.... Read more |
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Palaearctic faunal region
Palaearctic faunal region The region that includes Europe, Asia north of the Himalayan–Tibetan physical barrier, N. Africa, and much of Arabia. Despite its size and great range of habitats, the faunal variety in it is far less than that of the Ethiopian and Oriental faunal regions to the... Read more |
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Bering Sea
Bering Sea c.878,000 sq mi (2,274,020 sq km), northward extension of the Pacific Ocean between Siberia and Alaska. It is screened from the Pacific proper by the Aleutian Islands. The Bering Strait connects it with the Arctic Ocean. The sea's largest embayments are the Gulf of Anadyr, Norton Sound,... Read more |
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Wolves
WOLVES WOLVES. Wolves once roamed most of the Northern Hemisphere, including much of the United States, Europe, and the Middle East. Like humans, wolves crossed the Bering land bridge during the Ice Age to range throughout North America, from the Arctic to central Mexico. Both wolf species, the... Read more |
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Roundup: Russia, U.S. try to bridge differences on arms control pact
...S. try to bridge differences...and tried to bridge its difference...rejected the link between its...because the U.S. failed to...hoped that Russia was willing...Russia's ... |
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U.S. expresses concern over Adzharian leader's decision to destroy bridges
...Abashidze's decision to destroy two bridges that link the restive...transportation links linking Georgia...Boucher said U.S. officials...He said the U.S. Ambassador...contact with ... |
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TEENAGER'S TUNE BRIDGES SPACE BETWEEN RUSSIA, U.S.(LOCAL)
...was ushered into Russia through the West...partnership with Russia to exchange ideas...build the trust and links between people...during a planned link-up between Mir and a U.S. space shuttle...This kid may ... |
 "The Columbian (Vancouver, WA)")
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POWELL: U.S. WOOS FRANCE, RUSSIA
...be a way" to bridge remaining differences...with France and Russia on a U.N. resolution...disarm. "That's what we are...another key U.S. demand...distract and they may try anyway...strategy to compel ... |
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U.S., Russia Discuss Afghan Future
...ties may help bridge other long...primarily on U.S. plans to deploy...ballistic missiles. Russia was vehemently...strained over Russia's strong protests...chance they may find a ... |
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Russia and U.S. signal new era of rapprochement News Analysis
...corridor over Russia for U.S. troops heading...Obama's top Russia adviser...are able to bridge differences...differences may depend in...for Mikhail S. Gorbachev...considered ... |
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From Russia with music: Boston U. performers travel to St. Petersburg
...Educational Bridge," started...many years Russia was behind...traveled to Russia Nov. 21...the piece's movement...declared May 25 "Boston...programs may include a...program's rewards extend...ensemble to ... |
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China Economic News in Brief: Jiangxi copper JV; Cross-sea railway bridge;...
...sea railway bridge; Heilongjiang...east China's Jiangxi Province...606.1 million U.S. dollars) in...to end China's dependence on...to traffic in May 2008 as the world...shorten the railway link between ... |
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Pentagon report says Iraqis claimed Russia provided details of U.S. invasion...
...After crossing a bridge over the Euphrates...capital and Saddam's chances of stopping...ended.)_ That U.S. troops moving...to the Russian link.A Pentagon spokesman...standard procedure for Russia and other countries not part ... |
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Report reveals intelligence leaks ; Says Russia gave U.S. plans to Iraq
...that the U.S. government had not shown Russia the evidence...leave unclear who may have been the...Central Command's war-fighting...assembled by U.S. Joint Forces...After crossing a bridge ... |
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