The Bering Strait Crossing: A 21st Century Frontier between East and WestThe Bering Strait Crossing is the epic story of the Intercontinental Divide. The ancient waterway - when the fog clears over the Diomede Islands - is among the world’s most stunning vistas. This is where the 53-mile wide strait, named for Danish explorer Vitus Bering (1681-1741), separates four continents across the Europe-Asia landmass and the Americas. Extremes of climate, isolation, and geopolitical tension have all interfaced to create the perception of a frozen limbo at the edge of the world. Yet the Bering Strait is the world’s geographical crossroads - linking East with West - for nowhere else on the globe is it possible to cross the Pacific Rim between Asia and the Americas. In the modern era, various schemes have been proposed - rail, ferry, tunnel - by which to cross the strait. Since the end of the Cold War, a scheduled air service has been in place. The strait remains undefeated in terms of a terrestrial link between the USA and Russia - so far. The author uncovers a world-shaping revelation: that the Bering Strait has the potential to become a global shipping nexus via the Northwest Passage and the Northern Sea Route between Europe, North America, and Asia. The self-induced amnesia of the long Cold War years is yielding to a fresh outlook between East and West across the strait. In a world thirsty for energy resources and trade, the prospect for US-Russian cooperation across the northern Pacific Rim is tantalising in its multiplicity - and vastness - with profound implications for the global economy. In this twenty first century, the Beringia corridors (N-S, E-W) have the potential to unite the world. |
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... Captain Cook , William Gilpin , Roald Amundsen , and - since the end of the Cold War - George Koumal , whose vision for a mighty project to cross the strait is worthy of Jules Verne's Voyages Extraordinaire . . . " The Bering Strait ...
... Captain Cook , who charted the region during his Third Voyage ( 1776-1780 ) . Original Title : Nouvelle carte des decouvertes faits par des vaisseaux Russiens . Courtesy : National Archives of Canada / NMC 006914 W AMERI QUE ...
... Captain Cook's Third Voyage ~ 61 Beyond the Two Islands - Return to the Sandwich Islands - “Owhyee” - A Coda for Serdtse Kamen William Gilpin's Dream ~ 75 The Fremont Expedition - Humboldt's Canal - Manifest Destiny - Isothermal Axis ...
... Captain's Cook's Third Voyage Map 11. The Arctic region ( polar view ) ~ 148 Map 12. The Bering Strait crossing ~ 171 ILLUSTRATIONS ~ ~ 52 52 Fig . 1 Dezhnev's 1648 voyage depicted by a tercentenary stamp ~ 52 Fig . 2 & 3 Bering stamps ...
... Captain Cook and William Bligh had explored in the late 18th century ( of the two , only Bligh would return , with the Tahiti misadventure still ahead of him ) , and indeed we encounter the great Captain James Cook later on in this same ...
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A Footnote to Gvozdev | 55 |
Captain Cooks Third Voyage | 61 |
Beyond the Two Islands Return to the Sandwich Islands | 73 |
W H Seward has his Way | 89 |
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The Bering Strait Crossing: A 21st Century Frontier between East and West James A. Oliver Limited preview - 2006 |