Place details
Place nameBering Strait
Other namesProliv Beringa, Behring, Détroit de, Beringia
Latitude65.5
Longitude-169
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Links Arctic Ocean with Bering Sea, separating continents of Asia & North America at their closest point; in winter is covered by thick ice sheets; during Ice Age, sea level fell & the strait was a land bridge allowing plants, animals & humans to migrate.