Bering Strait Definition & Meaning

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Bering Strait American

noun

1. a strait between Alaska and the Russian Federation in Asia, connecting the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean. 36 miles (58 km) wide.

Bering Strait British

noun

1. a strait between Alaska and Russia, connecting the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean

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Since 1998, she has seen her son just three times, including before he became the first Briton to cross the frozen Bering Strait between North America and Russia in 2006.

From BBC

He said he had limited swimming experience, though he previously crossed the Bering Strait by navigating moving lumps of ice while wearing an immersion suit and armed with a gun to fight off polar bears.

From BBC

Researchers believe the very earliest horse ancestors arose in North America, then sauntered across the Bering Strait into Asia around a million years ago.

From Seattle Times

Mike Brown and his crew aboard the Hampton transited through the Bering Strait.

From New York Times

In the prevailing picture, the first arrivals came from Asia via the land that once bridged the Bering Strait, then traveled down the Pacific Coast about 16,000 years ago.

From Science Magazine

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