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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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While past efforts have been primarily opportunistic or specific to a particular issue, species, or location, we are seeing the development of long-term programs with a broad vision ensuring a comprehensive approach, such as the Beringian Coevolution Project (9,18; http://nix. The National Park Service's Shared Beringian Heritage Program was established in 1991 after President George Bush and President Mikhail Gorbachev endorsed a proposal to establish an international park agreement between the two countries. mtDNA sequences suggest a recent evolutionary divergence for Beringian and northern North American populations," American Journal of Human Genetics 53 (1993): 549-562. |
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