Satellite image of the Bering Strait. The Bering Strait (Russian: Берингов пролив) is a sea strait between Cape Dezhnev, Russia, the easternmost point (169°43' W) of the Asian continent and Cape Prince of Wales on the edge of the Seward Peninsula, Alaska, the westernmost point (168°05' W) of the North American continent, with latitude of about 65° 40' north, slightly south of the Arctic Circle. The strait was made around 40,000 years ago, when an old landmass between Asia ... Bering Strait is the northernmost part of the Pacific Ocean, separating the continents of Asia and North America, particularly Russia and the United States. Read more about Bering Strait, Location, Depth, Latest News. The Bering Strait Crossing refers to the migration of ancient peoples from Siberia to North America via the land bridge known as Beringia during the last Ice Age. This migration laid the foundation for the peopling of the Americas and remains central to understanding human prehistory. The Bering Strait is the Pacific’s northernmost part and separates Asia and North America, particularly Russia and the United States. It connects the Bering Sea to the Chukchi Sea of the Arctic Ocean.
