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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... 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 ...
... Pacific Rim ~ 31 Beringia meltdown ~ 32 Dezhnev ~ 36 - 1648 - The Deposition Vitus Bering ~ 40 - From Denmark to Russia - Bering's First Voyage (1725 - 1730) - Bering's Second Voyage (1733 - 1741, 1743) - The Face of Vitus Bering A ...
... Pacific Rim , the inter - modal East - West trade corridors have continued to evolve at the lower latitudes . The rail networks of North America and Asia are effectively linked by the North Pacific maritime corridors , such as 1 The ...
... Pacific Rim focus . The mighty plan to cross the Bering Strait - the only possible overland route between the continents - was lost to the archives , and remained lost for decades . The age of powered flight appears to have induced a ...
... Pacific Rim is awesome in its sheer scale and multiplicity . Awesome ? The pages ahead illustrate that the Bering Strait crossing is both a barrier and a gateway between East and West . The narrative at least tries to avoid wild ...
Contents
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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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