Bering Sea

The stormy northern sea made infamous by crab fishing reality TV/Water

The Bering Sea is a marginal sea of the northern Pacific Ocean, bordered by Alaska to the east, Russia to the west, and the Aleutian Islands to the south. Covering approximately 2.29 million square kilometers with an average depth of 1,600 meters, it is one of the most biologically productive marine ecosystems on Earth, supporting massive populations of salmon, pollock, crab, and marine mammals. The sea is notorious for its extreme weather, with winter storms generating waves exceeding 12 meters. It was made famous by the television show 'Deadliest Catch,' which documented the dangerous Alaskan king crab fishery. The Bering Strait, at its narrowest just 82 kilometers wide, once formed a land bridge connecting Asia and North America.