Chukchi Sea

noun

1. a part of the Arctic Ocean, N of the Bering Strait.

Chukchi Sea

noun

1. part of the Arctic Ocean, north of the Bering Strait between Asia and North America Russian nameChukotskoye Moretʃuˈkɔtskəji ˈmɔrji Also calledChukot Seaˈtʃʊkɒts

Example Sentences

In a study that has provided clues about how polar bear disease could be linked to ice loss, scientists examined blood samples from bears in the Chukchi Sea - between Alaska and Russia.

From BBC

Warm late-spring conditions in the Chukchi Sea, northwest of Alaska, drew salmon into the Arctic.

From Science Daily

The basin is in the DeLong Mountains foothills along the Kukpowruk River, about 60 miles south of Point Lay and 20 miles inland from the Chukchi Sea.

From Science Daily

Some are also spending winter farther north in the Chukchi Sea, where commercial traffic in particular has been increasing.

From Science Daily

His picture of polar bears in an old house was taken on an island in the Chukchi Sea, between Russia and Alaska.

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