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Bering Strait

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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 boats to cross from Chukchi Peninsula, NE Russia, to Seward Peninsula in Alaska. The strait is named for the Danish explorer Vitus Bering , who traversed it in 1728. During the Ice Age, Alaska and Siberia were connected by land where the strait now is, and many archaeologists believe that ancestors... Read more
Bering Strait
Bering Strait Strait at the n end of the Bering Sea separating w Alaska from e Siberia and connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean . It was named after Vitus Bering , who sailed through it in 1728. Min. width: 85km (53mi). Read more
Bering, Vitus Jonassen
Bering, Vitus Jonassen (1680–1741) Danish naval officer...explorer in Russian service who gave his name to the Bering Strait and Bering Sea. In 1728, he sailed n from Kamchatka, ne Siberia, to the Bering Strait to discover whether Asia and North America were joined... Read more

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