* The American endurance swimmer Lynne Cox became the first person to swim across the Bering Strait on 7 August 1987. She swam 2.7 miles (4.3 km) from Little Diomede Island (Alaska, USA) to Big Diomede Island (Soviet Union) in ~33°F to 38°F (approx. 0.5°C to 3.3°C) near-freezing water without a wetsuit, taking… Continue reading Bering Strait: Alaska – Lynne Cox
Etiket: Bering Seestraat
Bering Seestraat, Alaska
* The Bering Strait is the Pacific’s northernmost part and separates Asia and North America, particularly Russia and the United States. It connects the Bering Sea to the Chukchi Sea of the Arctic Ocean. At the strait’s narrowest point, Asia (Russia) and North America (the US) are just 85 km apart. The narrowest point is… Continue reading Bering Seestraat, Alaska
