The Bering Sea is named after Vitus Bering, a Danish -born Russian navigator, who, in 1728, was the first European to systematically explore it, sailing from the Pacific Ocean northward to the Arctic Ocean.

Bering Sea and Strait, northernmost part of the Pacific Ocean, separating the continents of Asia and North America. To the north the Bering Sea connects with the Arctic Ocean through the Bering Strait, …

The Bering Sea is the northernmost part of the Pacific Ocean that comprises a deep water basin (the Aleutian Basin) that rises up through a narrow slope into the shallower water above the continental …

Mar 25, 2021 · The Bering Sea is a marginal sea in the northern Pacific Ocean, which together with the Bering Strait separates the continents of North America and Asia.

Water from the North Pacific Ocean, rich in plant nutrients, flows northward over the shallow continental shelf, through the Bering Strait, and over the Chukchi Sea Shelf into the Arctic Ocean.

It forms, along with the Bering Strait, the divide between the two largest landmasses on Earth: Asia and The Americas. It comprises a deep water basin, which then rises through a narrow slope into the …

The Bering Sea is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises a deep water basin, which then rises through a narrow slope into the shallower water above the continental shelves. The Bering Sea …

Located between Alaska and Russia, the Bering Strait is the only marine gateway between the icy Arctic and the Pacific Ocean.

6 days ago · The F/V Arctic Sea ran aground on the north side of St. George Island early Monday, Coast Guard officials said.

The Bering Sea is a semi-enclosed high-latitude sea with a deep basin (3,500m) and shallow (<200m) continental shelves. The broad shelf in the east (East Bering Sea) contrasts with the narrow shelf in …