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Spring breakup of sea ice on the Chukchi Sea. The sea has an approximate area of 595,000 square kilometres (230,000 sq mi) and is only navigable about four months of the year. The main geological feature of the Chukchi Sea bottom is the 700-kilometer-long (430 mi) Hope Basin , which is bound to the northeast by the Herald Arch. Depths less than ...
The Chukotka Mountains are located in the central/western part of the peninsula, which is bounded by the Chukchi Sea to the north, the Bering Sea to the south, and the Bering Strait to the east, where at its easternmost point it is only about 60 km (37 mi) from Seward Peninsula in Alaska; this is the smallest distance between the land masses of ...
Map of Kotzebue Sound Barrier islands and lagoons at Cape Espenberg. Kotzebue Sound is an arm of the Chukchi Sea in the western region of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is on the north side of the Seward Peninsula and bounded on the east by the Baldwin Peninsula. It is 100 miles (160 km) long and 70 miles (110 km) wide.
The Chukchi Sea — a sea of the Arctic Ocean, between northwestern Alaska (U.S.) and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug in Far East Russia. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Location of the Chukchi Sea Shelf in the Arctic Ocean. The Chukchi Shelf or Chukchi Sea Shelf is the westernmost part of the continental shelf of the United States and the easternmost part of the continental shelf of Russia. In the west it merges with the Russian Siberian Shelf. Within this shelf, the 50-mile Chukchi Corridor acts as a ...
In Verne's description, a live volcano is located on the island: "Between the two capes on its southern coast, Cape Hawan and Cape Thomas, it is surmounted by a live volcano, which is marked on the recent maps." [59] In Chukchi author Yuri Rytkheu's historical novel A Dream in Polar Fog, set in the early 20th century, the Chukchi knew of ...
Map of Hanna Shoal in the Chukchi Sea As a biologically important region for marine mammals and seabirds, Hanna Shoal is an important hunting area for local people. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Chukchi Sea is thought to contain significant oil and gas reserves, and the greater Hanna Shoal region has long been part of a public conversation about conservation ...
Frozen wilderness of far northern Chukotka. Chukotka is bordered in the north by the Chukchi Sea and the East Siberian Sea, which are part of the Arctic Ocean; in the east by the Bering Strait and the Bering Sea, part of the Pacific Ocean; in the south by Kamchatka Krai and Magadan Oblast; and in the west by the Sakha Republic.