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Chukchi Sea

American  

noun

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


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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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 ● Jan. 21, 2025

Some of these changes are most likely due to increased food availability in the Chukchi Sea as a result of warmer waters and declining sea ice, the study suggests.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 21, 2024

The bear is from a population in the Chukchi Sea that is faring well amid climate change, Derocher said.

From Washington Times ● Jan. 18, 2023

His picture of polar bears in an old house was taken on an island in the Chukchi Sea, between Russia and Alaska.

From NewsForKids.net ● Oct. 20, 2022

Dimitry Kokh took this picture on Kolyuchin Island, which is in the Arctic's Chukchi Sea.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2022

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