Chukchi Sea

American  

noun

1. a part of the Arctic Ocean, N of the Bering Strait.

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Chukchi Sea British  

noun

1. Russian name: Chukotskoye More.  Also called: Chukot Sea.  part of the Arctic Ocean, north of the Bering Strait between Asia and North America

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Example Sentences

As the Chukchi Sea experiences longer periods without ice and the female and juvenile walruses spend more time resting on land, it makes them vulnerable to human and predator activity.

From Salon

In a study that has provided clues about how polar bear disease could be linked to ice loss, scientists examined blood samples from bears in the Chukchi Sea - between Alaska and Russia.

From BBC

Warm late-spring conditions in the Chukchi Sea, northwest of Alaska, drew salmon into the Arctic.

From Science Daily

The basin is in the DeLong Mountains foothills along the Kukpowruk River, about 60 miles south of Point Lay and 20 miles inland from the Chukchi Sea.

From Science Daily

Some are also spending winter farther north in the Chukchi Sea, where commercial traffic in particular has been increasing.

From Science Daily