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bering strait

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1. Bering Straitnoun

   a strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean

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1. Bering Straitnoun

   A strait between Chukotka, Russia and Alaska, USA, linking the Arctic Ocean to the Bering Sea.

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1. Bering Strait

   The Bering Strait (Russian: Берингов пролив) is a strait between the Pacific and Arctic oceans, separating the Chukchi Peninsula of the Russian Far East from the Seward Peninsula of Alaska. The present Russia-United States maritime boundary is at 168° 58' 37" W longitude, slightly south of the Arctic Circle at about 65° 40' N latitude. The Strait is named after Vitus Bering, a Danish explorer in the service of the Russian Empire. The Bering Strait has been the subject of the scientific theory that humans migrated from Asia to North America across a land bridge known as Beringia when lower ocean levels – perhaps a result of glaciers locking up vast amounts of water – exposed a wide stretch of the sea floor, both at the present strait and in the shallow sea north and south of it. This view of how Paleo-Indians entered America has been the dominant one for several decades and continues to be the most accepted one. Numerous successful crossings without the use of a boat have also been recorded since at least the early 20th century.

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   The Bering Strait is a narrow body of water separating the eastern extremity of Asia, specifically Russia, from the westernmost point of North America, namely the state of Alaska. It is approximately 53 miles wide, with its minimum depth at nearly 100 feet. The strait is named after Vitus Bering, a Danish explorer who crossed the strait in 1728. The strait is historically significant as it is believed to be a location where early humans migrated to the Americas from Asia during the last Ice Age.

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1. Bering Strait

   The Bering Strait is a strait 82 kilometres wide between Cape Dezhnev, Chukchi Peninsula, Russia, the easternmost point of the Asian continent and Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska, USA, the westernmost point of the North American continent. Named after Vitus Bering, a Russian explorer born in Denmark, it lies slightly south of the polar circle at approximately 65° 40' N latitude, with the present US-Russia east-west boundary, agreed to only by the USA, at 168° 58' 37" W. The Strait has been the subject of scientific speculation that humans migrated from Asia to North America across a land bridge known as Beringia when lower ocean levels–perhaps a result of glaciers locking up vast amounts of water–exposed a ridge beneath the ocean. The name of the sea containing the strait is sometimes spelled Behring in older books. As of 2012, the Russian coast of the Bering Strait was a closed military zone. Unauthorized travelers who arrive on shore after crossing the strait, even those with visas, may be arrested, imprisoned briefly, and deported.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bering strait in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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   The numerical value of bering strait in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of bering strait in a Sentence

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   The idea is that basing on the new technology of high-speed rail transport we can build a new railway near the Trans-Siberian Railway with the opportunity to go to Chukotka and Bering Strait and then to the American continent.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
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3. ^ Wikipedia
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