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Bering Strait

Quick Facts

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Location

65 ° 43' 32.999" N,
168 ° 25' 13.001" W

Region

Nome (CA)

Nearest City

Wales

Bays

Norton Bay,

Bering Strait in Detail.

About

connecting Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea and separating Asia and North America. 55 miles wide.

History

Named in 1778 by Captain James Cook, Royal Navy (RN). The name "Strets de Anian" is shown for this feature on a map dated 1572.

Topo Maps

Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller (1950), Teller C-7 (1950), Teller C-7 (1950), Teller C-7 (1950), Teller (1951), Teller (1951), Teller (1958),
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