Bering Strait

proper noun

A strait between Chukotka, Russia and Alaska, United States, linking the Arctic Ocean to the Bering Sea

Meanings

proper nounthe Bering Strait

alternative Bering Straits

  1. error lua execA strait between Chukotka, Russia and Alaska, United States, linking the Arctic Ocean to the Bering Sea

Translations

Afrikaans Beringstraat
  • Beringstraatstrait between Russia and Alaska
Arabic بِيرِنْغ, مَضِيق بِيرِنْغ
  • بِيرِنْغ (bīrinḡ)strait between Russia and Alaska
  • مَضِيق بِيرِنْغ (maḍīq bīrinḡ)strait between Russia and Alaska
Basque Bering itsasartea
  • Bering itsasarteastrait between Russia and Alaska
Bengali বেরিং প্রণালী
  • বেরিং প্রণালী (beriṅ pronali)strait between Russia and Alaska
Bulgarian Берингов проток
  • Берингов проток (Beringov protok)strait between Russia and Alaska
Catalan estret de Bering
  • estret de Beringstrait between Russia and Alaska
Chinese Mandarin 白令海峽 /白令海峡
  • 白令海峽 /白令海峡 (Báilìng hǎixiá)strait between Russia and Alaska
Czech Beringův průliv, Beringova úžina
  • Beringův průlivstrait between Russia and Alaska
  • Beringova úžinastrait between Russia and Alaska
Danish Beringstrædet, Beringsstrædet
  • Beringstrædetstrait between Russia and Alaska
  • Beringsstrædetstrait between Russia and Alaska
Dutch Beringstraat
  • Beringstraatstrait between Russia and Alaska
Esperanto Beringa Markolo
  • Beringa Markolostrait between Russia and Alaska
Estonian Beringi väin
  • Beringi väinstrait between Russia and Alaska
Finnish Beringinsalmi
  • Beringinsalmistrait between Russia and Alaska
French détroit de Béring
  • détroit de Béringstrait between Russia and Alaska
German Beringstraße
  • Beringstraßestrait between Russia and Alaska
Greek Βερίγγειος πορθμός
  • Βερίγγειος πορθμός (Veríngeios porthmós)strait between Russia and Alaska
Hebrew מצר ברינג
  • מצר ברינג (metsár béring)strait between Russia and Alaska
Hindi बेरिंग जलसन्धि
  • बेरिंग जलसन्धि (beriṅg jalsandhi)strait between Russia and Alaska
Hungarian Bering-szoros
  • Bering-szorosstrait between Russia and Alaska
Icelandic Beringssund
  • Beringssundstrait between Russia and Alaska
Indonesian Selat Bering
  • Selat Beringstrait between Russia and Alaska
Irish Caolas Bheiring
  • Caolas Bheiringstrait between Russia and Alaska
Italian stretto di Bering
  • stretto di Beringstrait between Russia and Alaska
Japanese ベーリング海峡
  • ベーリング海峡 (Bēringu-kaikyō)strait between Russia and Alaska
Korean 베링 해협
  • 베링 해협 (Bering haehyeop)strait between Russia and Alaska
Latin Fretum Beringianum
  • Fretum Beringianumstrait between Russia and Alaska
Latvian Beringa šaurums
  • Beringa šaurumsstrait between Russia and Alaska
Lithuanian Beringo sąsiauris
  • Beringo sąsiaurisstrait between Russia and Alaska
Malay Selat Bering
  • Selat Beringstrait between Russia and Alaska
Norwegian Bokmål Beringstredet
  • Beringstredetstrait between Russia and Alaska
Persian تنگه برینگ, تنگه برنگ
  • تنگه برینگ (tange-ye bêring)strait between Russia and Alaska
  • تنگه برنگ (tange-ye berang)strait between Russia and Alaska
Polish Cieśnina Beringa
  • Cieśnina Beringastrait between Russia and Alaska
Portuguese Estreito de Bering
  • Estreito de Beringstrait between Russia and Alaska
Punjabi ਬੇਰਿੰਗ ਪਣਜੋੜ, ਬੇਰਿੰਗ ਪਣਜੋੜ
  • ਬੇਰਿੰਗ ਪਣਜੋੜ (beriṅg paṇjoṛ)strait between Russia and Alaska
  • ਬੇਰਿੰਗ ਪਣਜੋੜ (beriṅg paṇjoṛ)strait between Russia and Alaska
Romanian Strâmtoarea Bering
  • Strâmtoarea Beringstrait between Russia and Alaska
Russian Бе́рингов проли́в
  • Бе́рингов проли́в (Béringov prolív)strait between Russia and Alaska
Slovak Beringov prieliv
  • Beringov prielivstrait between Russia and Alaska
Spanish estrecho de Bering
  • estrecho de Beringstrait between Russia and Alaska
Swedish Berings sund
  • Berings sundstrait between Russia and Alaska
Tamil பெரிங் நீரிணை
  • பெரிங் நீரிணை (periṅ nīriṇai)strait between Russia and Alaska
Thai ช่องแคบเบริง
  • ช่องแคบเบริง (chɔ̂ng-kɛ̂ɛp brəəng)strait between Russia and Alaska
Turkish Bering Boğazı
  • Bering Boğazıstrait between Russia and Alaska
Ukrainian Бе́рингова прото́ка
  • Бе́рингова прото́ка (Bérynhova protóka)strait between Russia and Alaska
Vietnamese Eo biển Bering
  • Eo biển Beringstrait between Russia and Alaska
Welsh Culfor Bering
  • Culfor Beringstrait between Russia and Alaska
Cite this entry
APA

Bering Strait. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bering%20Strait

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Chicago

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