Where is Bering Strait?

Bering Strait is a strait between the eastern point of Asia (169 ° 44 ′ W) and the westernest point of America (168 ° 05 ′ W). With its geographical border position between Russia and the USA (Alaska), it is the place where the continents of America and Asia are closest to each other.

The strait is about 92 km wide, 30-50 meters deep and connects the Chukchi Sea (Arctic Ocean) to the north and the Bering Sea (Pacific Ocean) to the south. Although it is accepted that it was passed by Semyon Dezhnev in 1648; It was named after the Danish explorer Vitus Bering, whose throat was passed in 1728. It is known that the Bosphorus served as a land bridge during the ice age. While some scientists believe that in these ages, most of the water turned into glacier, lowering the sea level and revealing more land; others believe that the throat is completely frozen, so it is possible to cross people and animals. There is a one-day date difference between the two sides.

Which countries does the Bering Strait connect?

The Bering Strait is a strait between the easternmost point of Asia and the westernmost point of America. Today Rusya ABD The Bering Strait is the strait that connects the Bering Sea in the North Pacific Ocean with the Arctic Ocean and the Chukchi Sea.

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