Bering Strait

Summary

Bering Strait is a strait^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,871 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bering Strait is located in Alaska^[3].
• Bering Strait is in the country of United States^[4].
• Bering Strait is in the country of Russia^[5].
• Bering Strait's instance of is recorded as strait^[6].
• Vitus Bering is named after Bering Strait^[7].
• Bering Strait's basin country is recorded as Russia^[8].
• Bering Strait's basin country is recorded as United States^[9].
• Bering Strait is part of Pacific Ocean^[10].
• Bering Strait is part of Arctic Ocean^[11].
• Bering Strait's Commons category is recorded as Bering Strait^[12].
• Bering Strait's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 65.75, 'lon': -168.97694444444446}^[13].
• Bering Strait's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Bering Strait^[14].
• Bering Strait's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[15].
• Bering Strait's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[16].
• Bering Strait's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• Bering Strait's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[18].
• Bering Strait's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[19].
• Bering Strait's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[20].
• Bering Strait's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[21].
• Bering Strait's vertical depth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+90'}^[22].
• Bering Strait's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[23].
• Bering Strait's coordinates of geographic center is recorded as {'lat': 65.86138888888888, 'lon': -168.88625}^[24].

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Geography

Country listings include United States^[4], a sovereign state^[25], in United States^[26], founded in 1776^[27] and Russia^[5], a sovereign state^[28], in Russia^[29], founded in 1991^[30]. Bering Strait is located in Alaska^[3]. Part of include Pacific Ocean^[10], an ocean^[31] and Arctic Ocean^[11], an ocean^[32].

Designation and Status

Bering Strait's instance of is recorded as strait^[6].

History and Context

Vitus Bering is named after Bering Strait^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Bering Strait include Beringia^[33], a land bridge^[34].

Why It Matters

Bering Strait ranks in the top 2% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,871 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include Beringia^[33], a land bridge^[34].