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Bering Island |
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Bering Island (bēr`ĭng, bâr`–), Rus. Beringa, largest of the Komandorski Islands Komandorski Islands (kŏməndôr`skē) or Commander Islands, Rus. ..... Click the link for more information. , c.55 mi (90 km) long and up to c.15 mi (20 km) wide, off Kamchatka peninsula, E Russian Far East, in the Bering Sea. It is low and treeless and is subject to severe windstorms. Nikolskoye is the chief town. Vitus Bering Bering, Vitus Jonassen (vē`t ..... Click the link for more information. , sailing in the St. Peter, was shipwrecked and died there. 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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I shot my final example (left) only moments after coming ashore at Bering Island, on Russia's far eastern frontier. |
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