Bering Land Bridge

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The Bering Land Bridge—Beringia.
<nowiki>Puente de Beringia; 白令陸橋; Bering-földhíd; Beringia; Beringia; Βερίγγεια γέφυρα; Beringia; 베링 육교; Берынгія; برینجیا; 白令陸橋; Beringlânbrêge; Beringia; 白令陸橋; Beringia; Berinxia; Beringia; Beringia; ברינגיה; ベーリング地峡; 白令陸橋; 白令陆桥; Берингия; Beringiya; Beringlandbrug; Beringio; Beringie; Beringia; Beringia; বেরিং ভূ-সেতু; Béringie; 白令陸橋; Beringija; बेरिंजिया; Bering-landbroen; Beringia; Beríngia; Beríngia; Берингия; Beringia; Beringia; Beringija; Beringlandbrug; Берингов копнени мост; Beringija; Beringia; Beringov kopneni most; 白令陆桥; เบอรินเจีย; Beringia; Beringlandbrua; Beringiya bərzəği; Берингия; Берингия; பெரிங் பாலம்; Beringia; Beringia; بيرنجيا; 白令陆桥; Берінгія; puente que abarcaba el extremo oriental de Siberia y la mayor parte del actual mar de Bering, durante la última glaciación; 連接西伯利亞同阿拉斯加半島嘅史前陸地; geografska regija između Rusije i Aljaske; Region; منطقهٔ جغرافیایی; 連接西伯利亞和阿拉斯加半島的史前陸地; Coğrafi Bölge; 連接西伯利亞和阿拉斯加半島的史前陸地; wilayah geografis antara Rusia dan Alaska; pas lądu (istniejący w okresie zlodowaceń, łączący Azję z Ameryką Północną); אזור ביוגאוגרפי וארץ פלאוגאוגרפית שכללה במובן ההיסטורי את גשר הברינג היבשתי שחיבר את אמריקה הצפונית עם אסיה; landbrug ten tijde van het Pleistoceen tussen het hedendaagse Alaska en oostelijk Siberië; 連接西伯利亞和阿拉斯加半島的史前陸地; muinainen Aasian ja Amerikan yhdistänyt maakannas; geographic region between Russia and Alaska; جسر يابسة سابق ربط بين ما يُسمى اليوم ألاسكا وشرق سيبيريا; 連接西伯利亞和阿拉斯加半島的史前陸地; 氷期にアラスカ(北アメリカ大陸)とシベリア(ユーラシア大陸)の間に存在した地峡; Beringia; Estrecho de Beringia; 白令海陸橋; Beringie; Isthme paléogéographique de Béring; Beringov kopneni most; สะพานแผ่นดินเบริง; Beringija; Jambatan darat Bering; بيرنغيا; جسر بيرنجيا; Bering-Landbrücke; Ponte Terrestre de Bering; Берингов перешеек; Берингов мост; 베링기아; 白令海陸橋; Beringo sausumos tiltas; Beringiya; 白令海陸橋; Ponte di Bering; Pont terrestre de Bering; Pont de terra de Bering; Tanah Genting Bering; Beringia; Landbrug van Beringia; Beringie; Beringië; Беренгія; Берингія; 白令海陸橋; 白令海陸橋; बेरिनजिआ; बेरिन्जिआ; बेरिंजिआ; बेरिंगिया; बेरिनज्या; बेरिंग ज़मीनी पुल; बेरिन्जिया; बेरिनजिया; Berings landbrygga; Beringian maasilta; Beringin salmen maasilta; Beringin salmen maakannas; Beringinsalmen maakannas; Beringin maakannas; Siperian-Alaskan maasilta; Beringin maasilta; Bering Isthmus; Beringa ponto; ベーリンギア; ベーリング陸橋; ベーリンジア; பெரிங் நிலத்தொடுப்பு</nowiki>
Beringia 
geographic region between Russia and Alaska
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Instance of
Named after
LocationBering Strait, Alaska
Located in or next to body of water
End time
Map65° 00′ 00″ N, 170° 00′ 00″ W
Authority file
Wikidata Q190927
Library of Congress authority ID: sh85013325
NL CR AUT ID: ge561088
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007283269605171
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Introduction

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Map of gene flow in and out of Beringia, according to human mitochondrial DNA haplogroups.
Pleistocene geography
  • Beringia was a land bridge roughly 1,000 miles (1,600 km) north to south at its greatest extent, which joined present-day Alaska and eastern Siberia across the Bering Strait at various times during the Pleistocene ice ages.
Human migration
  • It is believed that a small human Paleoindian population of at most a few thousand survived the Last Glacial Maximum in Beringia, isolated from its ancestor populations in Asia for at least 5,000 years, before expanding to populate the Americas sometime after 16,500 years ago.

Maps

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Animated changes
Shrinking of the Bering land bridge—Beringia.
Geographic maps of changes
Beringia—Bering Land Bridge during Pleistocene late Wisconsin Glaciation.
Beringia—Bering Land Bridge during deglaciation period
Beringia—Bering Land Bridge area - present day
Locaton
The Bering land bridge—Beringia - at maximum area.