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Bering Strait
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Bering Strait
A narrow stretch of water separating Alaska from Siberia and connecting the Arctic Ocean with the Bering Sea. It is believed that during prehistoric times the strait formed a land bridge by which the original inhabitants of North America arrived from Asia.

Bering Strait
n
(Placename) a strait between Alaska and Russia, connecting the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean

Ber′ing Strait′
n.
a strait between Alaska and the Russian Federation connecting the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean. 36 mi. (58 km) wide.
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Noun1.Bering Strait - a strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic OceanBering Strait - a strait connecting the Bering Sea to the Arctic Ocean
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Bering Strait [ˈbɛərɪŋˈstreɪt] n the Bering Straitlo stretto di Bering


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