the narrow passage of water between Alaska and Russia. It connects the Bering Sea , the most northern part of the Pacific Ocean, with the Arctic Ocean. The Bering Strait and the Bering Sea are named after the Danish explorer Vitus Jonassen Bering (1681–1741).
BERING STRAIT
Meaning of BERING STRAIT in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005