Updated 8/30/99
Beringia Paleogeography
| A prominent feature of modern day Beringia is the shallow body of water seperating Eastern Beringia (NW North America) from Western Beringia (NE Asia) called the Bering Strait. The strait also features prominently in the environmental history of Beringia in that it has been largely absent during the region's late Quaternary history. Global (eustatic) sea levels lower than today left the area exposed forming the Bering Land Bridge. The closing of this land bridge over the last 21,000 years is one of the dramatic changes in the Beringian landscape seen over this period. |
Base Map Information: Details on map projection; topography; coastline. Paleo-Ice Extent:
Static Map - 6,000 years BP Static Map - 18,000 years BP
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