The Bering Sea is located in the north Pacific Ocean, bordered by Alaska and Russia. It is named for Dutch navigator Vitus Bering, the first European to sail there.
Bering Land Bridge
Many scientists believe that, during the last Ice Age, in the Pleistocene era around 12,000 years ago, the sea level was low enough that what is now the Bering Straight may have been accessible by humans on foot. This could have been the entrance to the North American continent for ancient peoples.
Islands of the Bering Sea
- Pribilof Islands
- Komandorski Islands
- St. Lawrence Island
- Diomede Islands
- King Island
- St. Matthew Island
- Karaginsky Island
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Fast Facts
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Area
775,000 square miles
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Fact:
Supports many endangered whale species
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Most of the fish eaten in the United States comes from this area
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30 species of seabirds breed in the Bering Sea
