Bering Strait

The Bering Strait is a narrow body of water approximately 85 kilometers (53 miles) wide that separates Russia and Alaska. It connects the Arctic Ocean to the north with the Bering Sea to the south. Historically, during the last Ice Age, lower sea levels exposed a land bridge called Beringia, allowing humans and animals to migrate between Asia and North America. Today, the strait is important for wildlife and shipping routes, and it plays a key role in the Earth's climate system by influencing ocean currents and temperature exchange between the Pacific and Arctic regions.