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Map of Ancient Beringia
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Beringia

Beringia was the ancient land bridge that connected Russia with Alaska and allowed migration into North America.

That is, migration of humans, plants, and animals.
 

 


When Was All That?

Around 20,000 years ago.

 

Why Did the Beringia Land Bridge Appear?

Thanks to the Ice Age, sea levels dropped enormously. During the late Ice Age, temperatures were warm enough for humans to travel, while sea levels were beginning to rise but still low enough to leave a land bridge exposed.

Alaska was largely ice-free during the late Ice Age.

The oldest known human settlements in Alaska date to approx. 13,700 years ago. However, some human settlements further south, in Chile for example, date to 14,000 years ago.

The Clovis culture was hunting up and down the Great Plains around 13,200 years ago.

 

After Whom Is the Beringia Land Bridge Named?

Ancient Beringia, the Bering Strait, the Bering Sea, and the Bering Shelf, are all named after Vitus Bering, a Danish explorer, who was working for the Russians.

It was Russia's Tsar Peter I the Great who commissioned Bering's Arctic expedition at the end of 1724 / early 1725.

 

Further

See also How Close is Alaska to Russia? (also on that page more about the Upward Sun River site)

 

And Finally

This Mastodon Died Some 11,000 Years Ago in New York - American Museum of Natural History
This Mastodon Died Some 11,000 Years Ago in New York
American Museum of Natural History

 


 
      


 

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