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In The Chilly Bering Strait, The US And Russia Are Only 3.8 Kilometers Apart
R ussia and the US might feel like two places that are worlds apart, but sitting in the middle of the Bering Strait are two tiny islands that prove otherwise. With just 3.8 kilometers (2.4 miles ...
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Federal judge rejects tribes’ bid for review of Alaskan fishery catch limits
The judge agreed with the National Marine Fisheries Service that its review of the annual harvest specifications sufficiently ...
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Exploration and Settlement on the Alaskan Coast
The first sighting took place on July 15, when the St. Paul, under the command of Bering's second-in-command, Aleksei Chirikov, reached Prince of Wales Island. Bering's own ship, the St. Peter ...
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Earthquake of 5.1 magnitude rocks Commander Islands in Pacific Ocean
According to regional emergencies ministry, residents of the Kamchatka region, including of the Nikolsky settlement on the Bering Island (Commander Islands), did not feel underground tremors.
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No damage to Kamchatka communities from Bering Sea quake
300 kilometers southeast of Nikolskoye settlement on Bering Island, according to specified data. The distance from the coastal line was 225 kilometers. The epicenter was at a depth of six kilometers.
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Lawsuit Launched to Challenge Destructive Bottom-Trawl Study in Bering Sea
Aleut Community of St. Paul Island, and the Center detailed concerns in today’s notice about how the project’s data could be used to expand destructive commercial bottom trawling. “As stewards of the ...