Bering Sea

American  

noun

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

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Bering Sea British  

/ 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)

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Bering Sea Cultural  

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

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Example Sentences

Todd Meadows, a deckhand on one of the fishing vessels featured on the Emmy-winning reality series “Deadliest Catch,” died after he fell overboard into the Bering Sea.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Apparently part of where the countries disagree is that Trump doesn’t understand the difference between the North Atlantic Ocean and the Bering Sea.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026

From there we hopscotched to Chile, up to Mexico City, and then out to Alaska’s remote Aleutian Chain, where a sturdy, generous band of believers make their living off the Bering Sea.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 27, 2025

He claimed the idea of a "peace bridge" between Russia and Alaska dated back to the Cold War era, and posted a crude graphic showing a proposed tunnel route under the Bering Sea.

From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025

They were ice blue, the color of the ice that floats down from the Bering Sea on the days when the sun is at its tallest.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell