Beringia National Park
Russian national park on the Bering Strait, former land bridge to Alaska.
Beringia National Park is located on the eastern tip of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, the most northeastern region of Russia, on the Asian side of the Bering Strait. Its territory was connected to North America by a land bridge until 11,000 BCE.
Quick Facts
- Location
- Chukotka Autonomous Okrug
- Nearest city
- Anadyr
- Area
- 30,532 km² / 11,788 sq mi
- Established
- 2013
- Governing body
- Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Russia)
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Did You Know?
- The park experiences a Subarctic climate without a dry season (Köppen Dfc).
- The coldest month is January, with an average temperature in Anadyr of −22.6 °C.
Overview
Until 11,000 BCE, the park's territory was part of a land bridge called Beringia that connected to North America. On the Alaskan side lies the Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, operated by the US National Park Service. Talks about forming a cross-border international park have occurred but have not been formalized. Most local residents are indigenous Chukchi or Yupik peoples. The park was established in 2013 and spans two districts on the Chukchi Peninsula: Providensky District to the south and Chukotsky District to the north. Its topography is maritime highland subarctic tundra, with medium-height mountains averaging 900 meters and extensive tundra plains.
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