Bering Sea
a part of the N Pacific, N of the Aleutian Islands. 878,000 sq. mi. (2,274,000 sq. km).
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How to use Bering Sea in a sentence
Federal scientists are reporting that precipitous declines in crab stocks in a warming Bering Sea could cost fishermen tens of millions of dollars in harvests.
At Alaska’s most popular national park, climate change threatens the only road in and out | Nathaniel Herz | October 15, 2021 | Washington PostInstead, the new study suggests that human-caused climate change is also helping to shrink Bering Sea ice during the winter.
Bering Sea winter ice shrank to its lowest level in 5,500 years in 2018 | Carolyn Gramling | September 3, 2020 | Science NewsBering Sea ice is known to be directly tied to shifts in wind direction.
Bering Sea winter ice shrank to its lowest level in 5,500 years in 2018 | Carolyn Gramling | September 3, 2020 | Science NewsThe frozen Yukon River, snaking its way to the Bering Sea, was visible from my window on the Cessna.
Visiting the Arctic Circle…Before It’s Irreversibly Changed | Terry Greene Sterling | April 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe limit on total groundfish removals from the eastern Bering Sea keeps it productive.
The Big Idea: Saving the World’s Most Important Fish | Kevin M. Bailey | August 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The harvest of Alaska pollock in the eastern Bering Sea is worth about $1.5 billion.
The Big Idea: Saving the World’s Most Important Fish | Kevin M. Bailey | August 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the long term it would be unwise and pose an unacceptable risk to the Bering Sea ecosystem and the public resource.
The Big Idea: Saving the World’s Most Important Fish | Kevin M. Bailey | August 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBering Sea Office Supply has had a handful of requests for dosimeters, devices that measure abnormal amounts of radiation.
This Bering Sea dispute has been very long in settlement and seems to be as far from a decision as ever.
These birds breed in immense rookeries on some of the islands in the Bering Sea.
Western Bird Guide | Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed, Harry F. Harvey, and Rex I. BrasherThey are found breeding on the islands of Bering Sea, and in the western part of Alaska.
Western Bird Guide | Chester A. (Chester Albert) Reed, Harry F. Harvey, and Rex I. BrasherIt nests during May on the coasts and islands of Bering Sea, placing its eggs in a hollow on the ground.
The Bird Book | Chester A. ReedThis is one of the few points on the east side of Bering Sea where trees closely approach the shore.
British Dictionary definitions for Bering Sea
/ (ˈbɛrɪŋ) /
a part of the N Pacific Ocean, between NE Siberia and Alaska. Area: about 2 275 000 sq km (878 000 sq miles)
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Cultural definitions for Bering Sea
[ (beer-ing, bair-ing) ]
Northward extension of the Pacific Ocean between Siberia and Alaska. The Bering Strait connects it with the Arctic Ocean.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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