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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... intercontinental divide - from the deep past , the Cold War era , and beyond . . . James A. Oliver Author of A Footprint in the Sand INFORMATION ARCHITECTS Front cover Photo : ( high summer ) courtesy Aeromap. Front Cover.
... Intercontinental Divide - courtesy NASA / JPL - Alaska to the East ; Russian Far East ( Chukotka ) to the West . The Diomede Isands are visible in the middle of the strait . St. Lawrence Island emerges to the south ( below ) . Images ...
... 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 ) ...
... intercontinental divide. The North Pole is depicted as a great magnetic rock or lodestone surrounded by mountains and rivers. This eccentric but masterful vision - the first ever map of the Polar Regions - is, however, about right in ...
... Intercontinental Divide . This remarkable chart of 1758 by Gerhardt Müller codifies Russian knowledge of the Far East . The ghost of a coastline for Northwest America reveals the look of the unknown . The map , with refinements by ...
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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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