Bering Strait
strait between Asia and North America
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Summary
Bering Strait is a strait[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of strait entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18,130 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Alaska[3]
- Country: United States[4], Russia[5]
- Named after: Vitus Bering[6]
- Basin country: Russia[7], United States[8]
- Part of: Pacific Ocean[9], Arctic Ocean[10]
- Commons category: Bering Strait[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bering Strait[12]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[13], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[14], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[16], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], The New Student's Reference Work[18], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19]
- Vertical depth: 90 m[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[21]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bering Strait include Beringia[22], a land bridge[23].
Why It Matters
Bering Strait has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]
Entities named for it include Beringia[22], a land bridge[23].