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Strait between Asia and North America
The Bering Strait (/ˈbɛərɪŋ, ˈbɛrɪŋ/ BAIR-ing, BERR-ing, US also /ˈbɪərɪŋ/ BEER-ing) is a strait between the Pacific and Arctic oceans, separating the
Bering_Strait
Proposed bridge or tunnel connection between Russia and Alaska
A Bering Strait crossing is a hypothetical bridge or tunnel that would span the relatively narrow and shallow Bering Strait between the Chukotka Peninsula
Bering_Strait_crossing
Sea of the northern Pacific Ocean off the coast of Alaska and Russia
marginal sea of the Northern Pacific Ocean. It forms, along with the Bering Strait, the divide between the two largest landmasses on Earth: Eurasia and
Bering_Sea
Geographical region of Asia and North America currently partly submerged
of the Kamchatka Peninsula. It includes the Chukchi Sea, the Bering Sea, the Bering Strait, the Chukchi and Kamchatka peninsulas in Russia as well as Alaska
Beringia
Russian country music band
Bering Strait was a Russian country music band, whose style was sometimes called "redgrass". In 2003, the band was nominated for a Grammy Award and appeared
Bering_Strait_(band)
Tender of the United States Navy
USS Bering Strait (AVP-34) was a United States Navy Barnegat-class small seaplane tender in commission from 1944 to 1946. She tended seaplanes during
USS_Bering_Strait
English adventurer and paratrooper (born 1969)
the Bering Strait on foot, having to take a roundabout 14-day route across a frozen 150-mile (240 km) section to cross the 58-mile (93 km) wide strait from
Karl_Bushby
Principal hydrological divide of North and South America
divide of the Americas. The Continental Divide extends from the Bering Strait to the Strait of Magellan, and separates the watersheds that drain into the
Continental Divide of the Americas
Continental_Divide_of_the_Americas
School district in northwestern Alaska, United States
Bering Strait School District (BSSD) is a school district in northwestern Alaska, United States, serving approximately 1,700 students in grades K-12 in
Bering_Strait_School_District
Ancient contacts between peoples from Alaska and Siberia
of peoples across the Bering Strait in both Siberia and Alaska suggest human travel between the two places ever since the strait was formed. After Paleo-Indians
Pre-Columbian trans–Bering Strait contact
Pre-Columbian_trans–Bering_Strait_contact
Danish-born Russian explorer (1681–1741)
continent. The Bering Strait, the Bering Sea, Bering Island, the Bering Glacier, and Vitus Lake were all named in his honor. Vitus Bering was born in the
Vitus_Bering
Prehistoric migration from Asia to the Americas
the Beringian land bridge, based solely on present bathymetry of the Bering Strait and the eustatic sea-level curve, place the event around 11,000 years
Peopling_of_the_Americas
2005 studio album by Bering Strait
Pages is the second studio album from the country music band Bering Strait. It was released June 28, 2005 via Universal South Records (now Show Dog-Universal
Pages_(Bering_Strait_album)
Island in the Bering Strait off Alaska, U.S.
Alaska. It is the smaller of the two Diomede Islands located in the Bering Strait between the Alaskan mainland and Siberia. The island has one town, also
Little_Diomede_Island
Topics referred to by the same term
up Bering Strait in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The Bering Strait is the strait that connects the Arctic Ocean and the Bering Sea. Bering Strait or
Bering Strait (disambiguation)
Bering_Strait_(disambiguation)
Islands in the Bering Strait
(part of Alaska). The Diomede Islands are located in the middle of the Bering Strait between mainland Alaska and Siberia. At their closest points, the two
Diomede_Islands
Semi-mythical strait between North America and Asia
Arctic Ocean to the Pacific. The true strait was discovered in 1728 and became known as the Bering Strait. The Strait of Anián had been generally placed
Strait_of_Anián
2003 studio album by Bering Strait
Bering Strait is the self-titled debut studio album by Russian country music band Bering Strait. It was released on January 14, 2003, via Universal South
Bering_Strait_(album)
Archaeological culture
Bering Sea is an archaeological culture associated with a distinctive, elaborate circle and dot aesthetic style and is centered on the Bering Strait region;
Old_Bering_Sea
Vertical measurement of the independence of a summit
it. The key col for Aconcagua, if sea level is disregarded, is the Bering Strait at a distance of 13,655 km (8,485 miles). The key col for the South
Topographic_prominence
Topics referred to by the same term
Alaska/Siberia region: Bering Sea, body of water in the North Pacific Ocean Bering Strait, sea strait between Russia and Alaska Bering Island, off Kamchatka
Bering
Russian explorer (1605–1673)
of Siberia and the first European to sail through the Bering Strait, 80 years before Vitus Bering did. In 1648 he sailed from the Kolyma River on the Arctic
Semyon_Dezhnev
Baleen whale endemic to the Arctic
the first bowheads in the Bering Strait region. By 1849, 50 ships were hunting bowheads in each area; in the Bering Strait, 500 whales were killed that
Bowhead_whale
Sea route north of North America
the coast to the Bering Strait. Many attempts were made to find a salt water exit west from Hudson Bay, but the Fury and Hecla Strait in the far north
Northwest_Passage
Rail route between East Asia and Europe
Southeast Asia, construction of a rail tunnel and highway bridge across the Bering Strait to connect the Trans-Siberian to the North American rail system, and
Eurasian_Land_Bridge
Island in the Bering Strait, territory of Russia
the western island of the two Diomede Islands in the middle of the Bering Strait. The island is home to a Russian military base, which is located midway
Big_Diomede_Island
Type of armour
Laminar armour (from Latin lamina 'layer') is an armour made from horizontal overlapping rows or bands of, usually small, solid armour plates called lames
Laminar_armour
Gothenburg Archipelago Vega Islands (Vegaøyan) Archipelagos of the Bering Strait: Diomede Islands Archipelagos of the Indian Ocean: Bajuni Islands Cargados
List_of_archipelagos
Shipping lane from the Kara Sea to the Pacific Ocean
now bears his name; the Bering Strait. It was Bering who named the Diomede Islands, which Dezhnev had vaguely mentioned. Bering's explorations of 1725–30
Northeast_Passage
Extreme sport
Downwind Brazil Dolan, Kerry (4 January 2015). "Strait Shooter: CEO Constantin Bisanz And His Bering Strait Kite-Surfing Adventure". Forbes. Retrieved 28
Kiteboarding
Island in the Bering Sea, part of Alaska, United States
Lavrentiya) is located west of mainland Alaska in the Bering Sea, just south of the Bering Strait. The village of Gambell, located on the northwest cape
St._Lawrence_Island
Marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean north of the Bering Strait
west by the Long Strait, off Wrangel Island, and in the east by Point Barrow, Alaska, beyond which lies the Beaufort Sea. The Bering Strait forms its southernmost
Chukchi_Sea
British explorer and naval officer (1728–1779)
Nootka Sound, Cook explored and mapped the coast all the way to the Bering Strait, on the way identifying what came to be known as Cook Inlet in Alaska
James_Cook
City in northwest Alaska
smaller of the two Diomede Islands that are located in the middle of the Bering Strait; the larger of the two islands, Big Diomede Island, is part of Russia
Diomede,_Alaska
Oceanic division
and North America, and the borders follow topographic features: the Bering Strait on the Pacific side and the Greenland Scotland Ridge on the Atlantic
Arctic_Ocean
American woman who attempted to return to Eastern Europe on foot
Alaska by 1929. It is not known if Alling successfully crossed the Bering Strait to Russia. Because her first appearance in official records was September
Lillian_Alling
Westernmost mainland point of the Americas
well as marking the limit between the Bering Sea and the Chukchi Sea. It is the eastern boundary of the Bering Strait, 51 miles (82 km) opposite Cape Dezhnev
Cape_Prince_of_Wales
Royal Navy Admiral and explorer (1811–1883)
reached the Bering Strait and learned that McClure was ahead of him he turned back and spent the winter in Hong Kong. He returned to Bering Strait in mid-July
Richard_Collinson
First-level administrative division of Russia
and Kamchatka Krai to the south, as well as a maritime border on the Bering Strait with the U.S. state of Alaska to the east. Anadyr is the largest town
Chukotka_Autonomous_Okrug
Easternmost point of the Asian continent
between the Chukchi Sea and the Bering Strait, 82 kilometres (51 mi) across from Cape Prince of Wales in Alaska; the Bering Strait is delimited by the two capes
Cape_Dezhnyov
Ethnic group
self-referential to a group of peoples which includes at most the Iñupiat of Bering Strait coast of Chukotka and northern Alaska, the four broad groups of Inuit
Inuit
Precursors of the Inuit and Yupik peoples
The Thule Tradition lasted from about 200 BCE to 1600 CE around the Bering Strait, the Thule people being the prehistoric ancestors of Inuit and Yupik
Thule_people
Kolyma River through the Bering Strait 1649: Mikhail Stadukhin explores the coast from the Kolyma River to the Bering Strait 1676: English expedition
List_of_Arctic_expeditions
Peninsula on the eastern coast of Siberia
which is bounded by the Chukchi Sea to the north, the Bering Sea to the south, and the Bering Strait to the east, where at its easternmost point it is only
Chukchi_Peninsula
Islet in the Bering Strait
Nome, Alaska) is a small islet with mostly vertical rock faces in the Bering Strait, located southeast of the Diomede Islands and west of Alaska's Cape
Fairway_Rock
U.S. state
British Columbia to the east. It shares a western maritime border in the Bering Strait with Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and is closer to another continent
Alaska
Line of longitude, at which longitude is defined to be 0°
The French argued for a neutral line, mentioning the Azores and the Bering Strait, but eventually abstained and continued to use the Paris meridian until
Prime_meridian
the 1840s, large numbers of bowhead whale were discovered around the Bering Strait. In 1848, American whaler Thomas Welcome Roys returned with a significant
History_of_whaling
Large cat native to the Americas
during the Early Pleistocene via the land bridge that once spanned the Bering Strait. The oldest jaguar fossils found in North America date to between 0
Jaguar
American art historian
the Bering Strait Eskimos" (1967) "Eskimo Place Names in Bering Strait and Vicinity" (1971) "Early Maritime Trade with the Eskimo of Bering Strait and
Dorothy_Jean_Ray
2019 film
walk across the North American continent and to reach Russia via the Bering Strait. In what follows, the audience witnesses the changing seasons and Lillian's
Lillian_(film)
Surname list
cartographer, namesake of the Bering Sea and Bering Strait Vitus Bering (1617–1675), Danish poet and historian Jesse Bering (born 1975), American psychologist
Bering_(surname)
Species of marine mammal with tusks
thousand Pacific walruses migrate from the Bering Sea into the Chukchi Sea through the relatively narrow Bering Strait. Walrus are prone to long-distance vagrancy
Walrus
appendix to the article strait. For "Strait of.." or for "The.. " see the first letter of the word which follows the article. A strait being a narrow passageway
List_of_straits
French athlete (born 1968)
Africa), the Straits of Gibraltar (linking Africa and Europe), and the Bering Strait (linking Asia and America). Croizon completed the first swim, linking
Philippe_Croizon
Geographical region
boundaries with Japan to its southeast, and with the United States along the Bering Strait to its northeast. Although foreign sources often consider the Russian
Russian_Far_East
measures is warranted in the Bering Strait and Bering Sea. Since the Bering Strait is recognized as an international strait, and it already sees usage by
Arctic_policy_of_Barack_Obama
Yupik who live near the Bering Strait
Siberian Yupik communities maintained a long distance trade across the Bering Strait. The Siberian Yupik exchanged goods with both Alaskan Native groups
Siberian_Yupik
American swimmer (born 1957)
to swim between the United States and the Soviet Union, across the Bering Strait, a feat which has been recognized for easing Cold War tensions between
Lynne_Cox
British Army officer and adventurer (born 1963)
crossing Bering Strait". Mirror. Retrieved 19 May 2019. Russell, Emily (5 March 2016). "British explorers describe harrowing rescue from Bering Strait". Anchorage
Neil_Laughton
Novel by Alice Alison Lide
Lufkin. It tells the story of an Alaskan Inuit boy who crosses the Bering Strait, has many adventures in Siberia, and returns to establish trade between
Ood-le-uk_the_Wanderer
School in Gambell, Alaska, United States
Apatiki School, is a K-12 school in Gambell, Alaska. It is a part of the Bering Strait School District. The campus of the Gambell School includes one prefabricated
Gambell_School
States Navy Barnegat-class seaplane tender USS Bering Strait (AVP-34). Commissioned in July 1944, Bering Strait served in the Central Pacific during World
BRP_Diego_Silang_(PF-9)
Ocean to the south, Asian Russia (Chukotka Autonomous Okrug), Bering Sea, the Bering Strait, and the Chukchi Sea to the west, and the Beaufort Sea and the
Geography_of_Alaska
French hydrographer
captain died and Lambert took command. He explored the north of the Bering Strait in 1865. He was in charge of rough and undisciplined seamen in difficult
Gustave_Lambert
Fictional character from Marvel Comics
later years, it has been revealed that a pack of Wendigos lived in the Bering Strait. While normally depicted as a savage beast with no control, some Wendigos
Wendigo_(comics)
Species of crustacean
hermit crab, commonly called the hairy hermit crab. It lives from the Bering Strait south to California and Japan, from the intertidal zone to a depth of
Pagurus_hirsutiusculus
Super-broad-gauge railway planned by Germany
for routes considered India, Iran, Syria, Vladivostok and Canada (via Bering Strait) as the ultimate goals of the railways, but by 1943 the planning was
Breitspurbahn
Continent
Asia' to its present boundaries was thus a gradual process." The Bering Strait and Bering Sea separate the landmasses of Asia and North America, as well
Asia
British linguist (born 1946)
Language Relations across Bering Strait. His title evokes Morris Swadesh's 1962 article, "Linguistic relations across the Bering Strait". Fortescue (1998, pp
Michael_Fortescue
Naval theatre of operations
Union extended the Northern Sea Route past the Taymyr Peninsula to the Bering Strait in 1935. The Winter War of 1939-1940 between Finland and the Soviet
Arctic naval operations of World War II
Arctic_naval_operations_of_World_War_II
American entrepreneur and investor
PlusDental, and Aloha. He set a world record for kite-surfing across the Bering Strait in 2011. Bisanz started his business career by founding a commercial
Constantin_Bisanz
Gvozdev and Ivan Fedorov saw the tip of Alaska from the Bering Strait. In 1741 Vitus Bering and Alexei Chirikov sailed just south of the Aleutian Islands
Exploration_of_the_Pacific
Archaeological culture in Alaska, US
that developed in the Western Arctic along the Alaskan shore of the Bering Strait around 1000 BC and lasted through about 800 AD. The Norton people used
Norton_tradition
(84 km) Sulukna River-35 miles (56 km) Susulatna River – 41 miles (66 km) Bering Creek-28 miles (45 km) Tozitna River – 83 miles (134 km) Tanana River –
List_of_rivers_of_Alaska
Commercial, often illegal, trade of animal ivory
century, Bering Strait Inuit traded, among other things, walrus ivory to the Chinese, for glass beads and iron goods. Prior to this, the Bering Strait Inuit
Ivory_trade
1845–48 British failed Arctic exploration
their crews, a total of 129 officers and men, became icebound in Victoria Strait near King William Island in what is today the Canadian territory of Nunavut
Franklin's_lost_expedition
First Russian expedition to explore the Asian Pacific coast
Vitus Bering. Afield from 1725 to 1731, it was Russia's first naval scientific expedition. It confirmed the presence of a strait (now known as Bering Strait)
First_Kamchatka_Expedition
Proposed language family including Uralic and Eskaleut languages
Language Relations across Bering Strait. His title evokes Morris Swadesh's 1962 article, "Linguistic relations across the Bering Strait". Besides new proposed
Eskimo–Uralic_languages
Cold subarctic ocean current in the Pacific Ocean
originate in the Arctic Ocean and flow southward via the Bering Sea, passing through the Bering Strait and transporting cold water from the Arctic Sea into
Oyashio_Current
Trapped whaling ships that were abandoned
the Arctic in search of bowhead whales. The “Arctic grounds” from the Bering Strait to Point Barrow had been hunted for 20 years since the spring and summer
Whaling_disaster_of_1871
American bear enthusiast and documentary filmmaker (1957–2003)
who trekked (largely by foot) across the US and Canada toward the Bering Strait and the Soviet Union, attempting a return to her homeland in Eastern
Timothy_Treadwell
Genetics on the peopling of the Americas
Observed is a decreasing genetic diversity as geographic distance from the Bering Strait occurs, as well as a decreasing genetic similarity to Siberian populations
Genetic history of the Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Genetic_history_of_the_Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas
Peninsula on the western coast of Alaska
peninsula projects about 200 mi (320 km) into the Bering Sea between Norton Sound, the Bering Strait, the Chukchi Sea, and Kotzebue Sound, just outside
Seward_Peninsula
Failed 1879–81 American Arctic expedition
Pacific Ocean through the Bering Strait. The premise was that a temperate current, the Kuro Siwo, flowed northwards into the strait, providing a gateway to
Jeannette_expedition
Classification term given to the first peoples who entered the American continents
Paleolithic. Traditional theories suggest that big-animal hunters crossed the Bering Strait from North Asia into the Americas over a land bridge (Beringia). This
Paleo-Indians
Land area comprising the rim of the Pacific Ocean
the Bering Strait, the local Indigenous language is Iñupiaq, specifically the Bering Strait variant, which is also spoken in nearby Bering Strait communities;
Pacific_Rim
Theory that Native Americans are one of the lost tribes of Israel
have reached the Americas from eastern Asia via what is now called the Bering Strait. In contrast, the French archbishop Gilbert Génébrard argued in 1587
Jewish_Indian_theory
150 years. Strait of Anian: From about 1562 many European geographers thought there was a Strait of Anián, perhaps near the Bering Strait. Some thought
Early knowledge of the Pacific Northwest
Early_knowledge_of_the_Pacific_Northwest
Permanent road/rail connections between continents
Centre, in 1991 had an extensive article, on "strait crossings" covering the then proposed Bering Strait bridge, the Gibraltar Tunnel and so on, and mentions
Intercontinental and transoceanic fixed links
Intercontinental_and_transoceanic_fixed_links
Urban-type settlement in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia
Providence Bay) in the northeastern part of the autonomous okrug, across the Bering Strait from Alaska, and very close to the International Date Line. The population
Provideniya
2016 United States executive order
The Bering Strait has become vulnerable to climatic changes, trans Arctic shipping, and resource exploitation. The Obama administration's Executive Order
Executive_Order_13754
First nuclear-powered submarine of the US Navy
was in the Bering Strait. The ice extended as much as 60 ft (18 m) below sea level. During the initial attempt to go through the Bering Strait, there was
USS_Nautilus_(SSN-571)
Canadian artist
tell each other as they working on the different types materials. The Bering Strait Jacket is a clothing art piece that Marshall created in 1993. It is
Teresa_Marshall
Protected area in Alaska, United States
The Bering Land Bridge National Preserve is one of the most remote protected areas of the United States, located on the Seward Peninsula. The National
Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
Bering_Land_Bridge_National_Preserve
US Navy seaplane tender class during WWII
WHEC-381, and was in commissioned Coast Guard service from 1948 to 1969. Bering Strait was in commission from 1944 to 1946, performing her World War II service
Barnegat-class seaplane tender
Barnegat-class_seaplane_tender
Passage between Greenland and Svalbard
Strait is the only deep-water connection between the World Oceans and the Arctic. Other gateways are the Barents Sea Opening (BSO), the Bering Strait
Fram_Strait
Species of bird
small number of individuals also breed on Little Diomede Island in the Bering Strait, with additional breeding individuals thought to occur on King Island
Little_auk
2005 video game
of the United States Coast Guard, who aids a Russian whaler in the Bering Strait and finds a mysterious parasite has turned the crew into zombie-like
Cold_Fear
Endangered Yupik language spoken by the Siberian Yupik people near the Bering Strait
2016. Morgounova, Daria (2004). Language Contact on Both Sides of the Bering Strait: A Comparative Study of CSY-Russian and CAY-English Language Contact
Central Siberian Yupik language
Central_Siberian_Yupik_language
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