Alaska Gazetteer
Bering Strait is a physical feature (sea) in Nome Borough.
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| Feature Name: | Bering Strait |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Sea |
| Description: | connecting Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea and separating Asia and North America. 55 miles wide. |
| History: | "Named in 1778 by Captain James Cook, Royal Navy (RN). The name ""Strets de Anian"" is shown for this feature on a map dated 1572." |
| Borough: | Nome Borough |
| Latitude: | 64.8739013672 |
| Longitude: | -167.302062988 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Bering Strait: Bering Strait.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Bering Strait does not include property ownership information.
