The geographical location of Russia is surprisingly successful. It occupies a huge area of the largest continent of our planet - Eurasia. It is washed by 12 seas and 2 mighty oceans: the Pacific and the Arctic. But few people know that the largest sea in Russia is called Berengov. In the definition of it, the word "most" occurs many times. It is considered the largest, deepest marine reservoir located on the territory of Russia. It is also the most northern. What else can be said about this mysterious place?
Revealing the secret: geography
Scientists are sure that the natural reservoir, once discovered by the great navigator Vitus Bering, is the largest sea washing Russia. Its area totals more than 2300 thousand square meters. kilometers.
On average, its depth is 1, 600 m, but the maximum figure is more than 4, 000 m. Such data are recorded in the Bowers Basin. It was Henry Robertson who made it possible for geographers to argue that the largest and deepest sea in Russia is located in the north of the country and is called Bering.
The natural reservoir belongs to the Pacific basin. The northern border runs along the peninsulas of Chukotka and Alaska, between which the Bering Strait, connecting two severe oceans: the Arctic and the Pacific, is designated. The ridge from the Commander and Aleutian islands plays the role of the southern border of the sea. The western coast is washed by the coast of Eurasia, and the eastern coast is North America.
Continuing to study: history
The name of the sea is a tribute to the memory of Vitus Bering. This navigator conducted two Kamchatka expeditions, exploring the mysterious sea. The main goal was to find a strait that separated Asia from America. But the mysterious and largest sea in Russia did not want to reveal its secrets.
The research of Bering was continued by the great Englishman J. Cook. He proposed a name that the whole world gradually adopted. Russia began to call the North Sea Bering at the suggestion of the world traveler V. Golovin. Prior to this, the names Bobrovoye or Kamchatskoe appeared on the maps.
Coastline
The largest sea in Russia has a very rugged coastline. Here you can find many bays and capes, there are also peninsulas and straits separating them. The coastline itself mainly consists of steep slopes, and only in the east and west can you find minor zones of the tundra.
On the rocky shores are numerous bird markets, whose noisy, winged inhabitants feed on small fish and zooplankton. In addition to them, there are rookeries of large Steller sea lions. Of the smaller inhabitants - sea otters. The fur of these sea otters is highly valued, so hunters massively exterminate small animals.
