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Beringia (former landmass) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 64 22 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 64.3660 decimal degrees |
| Long: 173 18 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 173.3000 decimal degrees |
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Note: General term for a series of landforms that once existed periodically and in various configurations between northeastern Asia and northwestern North America; associated with periods of worldwide glaciation and subsequent lowering of sea levels. The Pleistocene Epoch, more commonly known as the Ice Age, began about 1.75 million years ago and ended just ca. 10,000 years ago. |
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| Beringia (preferred,C,V,English-P,U)
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| Bering Land Bridge (C,V,LC,English,U)
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| Берингия (C,V,Russian,U)
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| historical connection .... |
Bering Strait .......... (strait) |
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(World, Oceans) [7014667] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Берингия.......... |
[VP] |
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Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beringia_National_Park |
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