Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

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A Bridge to the Past, Present and Future

In the Bering Strait, only 3 miles from the Russian outpost, you see the land of your friends and family, traveling there is forbidden. You are on Little Diomede in the US, they are on Big Diomede Island, USSR. During the Cold War the people of Beringia were separated by water and political rivalry. In 1990 Beringia was reunited through a US/Russian agreement to establish an International Park
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Young women from the Chukotka Peninsula, Russia, in traditional dress.

Beringia Days

Originally started as a meeting to exchange information between a few government officials and scientists in the United States and Russia, the Beringia Days Conference has grown and is now open to the public.
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Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
PO Box 220
Nome, AK 99762

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Phone

Visitor Information
(907) 443-2522

Fax

(907) 443-6139

Climate

Summer temperatures on the coast are usually in the low 50's ° F, with mid 60's to 70's and an occasional 80's or 90's in the interior. Average January lows are -15 ° F on the coast and -50 ° F in the interior. Winds average 8 to 12 mph, but 50 to 70 mph winds commonly accompany storms and produce extremely low and dangerous chill factors. Averages are meaningless; summer can see snow, near freezing temperatures, and long periods of clouds, wind, and rain. Summer days are long, almost without darkness; winter days are short, with only a few hours of light.

Exposure and hypothermia are real threats.

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

Bering Land Bridge National Preserve Information