The International Date Line. Greater Diomede is part of Siberian Russia, and Little Diomede is part of Alaska, USA. They are approximately 2(two) miles apart. The whole is in the Bering Strait, between the Bering Sea, and the Pacific Ocean. NB The Americans don't have the biggest of everything, only 'Little' Diomede.
No, Uranium is not named after a planet. It is named after the planet Uranus, which in turn is named after the ancient Greek god of the sky.
there is not a day of the week named after Uranus. Saturday is named after Saturn though
The moon is named after the Roman Goddess of the moon, Luna.
Thursday is named after Thor.
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Bering Strait!!
Vitus Bering had one child, a son named Aleksei.
The Bering Strait is named after Vitus Bering, a Danish explorer in the service of the Russian Navy who led expeditions in the area in the 18th century.
Vitus Bering died on December 8, 1741, during his expedition to chart the waters between Russia and North America. He succumbed to scurvy on Bering Island, which is named after him.
Anna Bering
Vitus Bering's goals were to map out Asia and the Americas to see if they were on the same border. Vitus Bering sadly died of illness on an island which was later named after him before he could complete his work.
Yes, the Bering Sea was named after the Danish explorer Vitus Bering, who explored the area in the 18th century while serving as an officer in the Russian navy. He is known for his expeditions that contributed to the mapping of the region.
vitus bering was european
Yes, he was a Danish exlorer who discovered and named Alaska and the Bering Sea.
The Bering Sea named for Vitus Bering, or Hudson Bay Named for Henry Hudson.
The Russian naval officer and Danish explorer Vitus Jonassen Bering had several landforms posthumously named in his honor, such as the Bering Land Bridge, the Bering Glacier, Bering Island, the Bering Strait, and of course the Bering Sea.