Related to the Bering Strait or Bering Sea, the body of water between Alaska and Russia that played a crucial role in human migration.
Named after Vitus Bering, a Danish navigator who explored the strait in the 18th century for the Russian Empire. The geographic features were named in his honor.
The Bering Strait connection between Alaska and Russia was likely a land bridge thousands of years ago, and scientists believe most of the first human settlers in the Americas crossed there during the last ice age.
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