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BeringiaFormer land bridge 1,600 km/1,000 mi wide between Asia and North America; it existed during the ice ages that occurred before 35,000 BC and during the period 24,000–9000 BC. As the climate warmed and the ice sheets melted, Beringia flooded. It is now covered by the Bering Strait and Chukchi Sea. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The scientific facts were all there, of the land bridge Beringia, now one hundred meters under the Bering Strait, which some twenty thousand years ago was open, wide and dry, for mammoths and people to cross from one continent to the other. The second migration originated in Asia and bypassed Siberia before crossing Beringia (as the land bridge Between Asia and Alaska is called in the literature). And while in Whitehorse, don't miss the Beringia Museum, where Ice Age science springs to life. |
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