Bering Sea Definition & Meaning

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Bering Sea American

noun

1. a part of the N Pacific, N of the Aleutian Islands. 878,000 sq. mi. (2,274,000 sq. km).

Bering Sea British / ˈbɛrɪŋ /

noun

1. a part of the N Pacific Ocean, between NE Siberia and Alaska. Area: about 2 275 000 sq km (878 000 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Bering Sea Cultural

1. Northward extension of the Pacific Ocean between Siberia and Alaska. The Bering Strait connects it with the Arctic Ocean.

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I nod to them and smile and turn off the river on the overland trail out to the Bering Sea.

From Literature

It brought floating ice down from the Bering Sea, and the polar ice pounded against the ice along the shore.

From Literature

He called it “the most tragic day in the history of the Aleutian Lady on the Bering Sea.”

From Los Angeles Times

A small commercial passenger plane goes missing in freezing, windy conditions over the Bering Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal

From there we hopscotched to Chile, up to Mexico City, and then out to Alaska’s remote Aleutian Chain, where a sturdy, generous band of believers make their living off the Bering Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal

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