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Behring Strait

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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A strait about 50 m. wide between Asia and N. America, which connects the Arctic Ocean with the Pacific; discovered by the Danish navigator Vitus Behring in 1728, sent out on a voyage of discovery by Peter the Great.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Behring Strait'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​b/behring-strait.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
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