Bering Sea

noun

1. a part of the N Pacific, N of the Aleutian Islands. 878,000 sq. mi. (2,274,000 sq. km).

Bering Sea

/ ˈbɛrɪŋ /

noun

1. a part of the N Pacific Ocean, between NE Siberia and Alaska. Area: about 2 275 000 sq km (878 000 sq miles)

Bering Sea

1. Northward extension of the Pacific Ocean between Siberia and Alaska . The Bering Strait connects it with the Arctic Ocean .

Example Sentences

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.

From Washington Post

Instead, the new study suggests that human-caused climate change is also helping to shrink Bering Sea ice during the winter.

From Science News

Bering Sea ice is known to be directly tied to shifts in wind direction.

From Science News

The frozen Yukon River, snaking its way to the Bering Sea, was visible from my window on the Cessna.

From The Daily Beast

The limit on total groundfish removals from the eastern Bering Sea keeps it productive.

From The Daily Beast

The harvest of Alaska pollock in the eastern Bering Sea is worth about $1.5 billion.

From The Daily Beast

In the long term it would be unwise and pose an unacceptable risk to the Bering Sea ecosystem and the public resource.

From The Daily Beast

Bering Sea Office Supply has had a handful of requests for dosimeters, devices that measure abnormal amounts of radiation.

From The Daily Beast

This Bering Sea dispute has been very long in settlement and seems to be as far from a decision as ever.

From Project Gutenberg

These birds breed in immense rookeries on some of the islands in the Bering Sea.

From Project Gutenberg

They are found breeding on the islands of Bering Sea, and in the western part of Alaska.

From Project Gutenberg

It nests during May on the coasts and islands of Bering Sea, placing its eggs in a hollow on the ground.

From Project Gutenberg

This is one of the few points on the east side of Bering Sea where trees closely approach the shore.

From Project Gutenberg