Bering strait
a strait between Alaska and the Russian Federation in Asia, connecting the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean. 36 miles (58 km) wide.
Contemporary Examples
At the time, Palin was ridiculed for suggesting that one could literally see Russia across the Bering Strait.
My Russian Spy Ring Dream Team Reihan Salam June 29, 2010
Historical Examples
Whether actual intergradation (crossbreeding) ever takes place across the narrow Bering Strait I do not know.
American Weasels E. Raymond Hall
These indicated our position as being four or five miles from the Pole, towards Bering Strait.
The North Pole Robert E. Peary
On general principles they patrol the west side of Bering Strait.
A Man to His Mate J. Allan Dunn
The wounded giant fell into Bering Strait and formed a bridge across which the reindeer entered America.
The Red Man’s Continent Ellsworth Huntington
If they came across Bering Strait, they encountered a still more severe climate.
The Red Man’s Continent Ellsworth Huntington
In fact, they come very close together to-day at Bering Strait.
Nature’s Miracles, Volume 1 Elisha Gray
I came to this place from Vladivostok once by reindeer, and went north to Bering Strait the same way.
Panther Eye Roy J. Snell
The passage received the name Bering Strait from its discoverer, and the same name was bestowed upon the sea leading to it.
Wealth of the World’s Waste Places and Oceania
Jewett Castello Gilson
The white polar bear does not wander south of the sixty-fifth parallel, and is only found near Bering Strait.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 1 Hubert Howe Bancroft
noun
a strait between Alaska and Russia, connecting the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean
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