bering sea

     

Coorinates: 58°0′N, 178°0′W

Trivia about bering sea

  • The northern fur seal breeds each summer in the Pribilof Islands in this sea
  • Indenting the coastline of Alaska, Norton Sound & Kuskokwim Bay are inlets of this sea
  • Due to summer fog & winter snow, there are few clear days in this north Pacific sea in the Aleutian Basin
  • This sea named for an explorer is the northern part of the Pacific between Siberia & Alaska
  • Nunivak Island & the Pribilof Islands are in this sea
  • The Kamchatka Peninsula separates the Sea of Okhotsk from this sea named for a Dane
  • In 1886 Congress "closed" this sea off Alaska due to indiscriminate fur-sealing practices of other nations
  • The Aleutian Islands separate the Pacific Ocean from this sea
  • Yukon see this sea at the mouth of the Yukon
  • More than half of all fish consumed in the U.S. are caught in this sea between Siberia & Alaska
  • It's bounded on the east by Alaska & on the west by Siberia & the Kamchatka Peninsula
  • The Aleutian Islands & the Commander Islands mark this sea's southern border
  • St. Lawrence Island & the Pribilof Islands lie in this sea
  • Saintly islands in this sea include St. Paul in the Pribilofs, St. Lawrence & St. Matthew
  • The Yukon River flows northwest into Alaska before emptying into this sea
  • It's the sea bounded by Alaska, the Aleutian Islands, Siberia & the Kamchatka Peninsula
  • Nunivak
  • The fur seals of the Pribilof Islands not only live by this sea, they also live in it
  • To cool off, a seal on the Pribilof Islands can take a dip in this body of water named for a person