Published March 21, 2014 at 500 × 375 in Whales, ships more common through Bering Strait The Bering Strait is a shallow, 58-mile-wide channel between Russia and Alaska that connects the Pacific and Arctic oceans. The Chukchi Sea is to the north, and the Bering Sea is to the south. Image credit: NASA (Visited 100 times, 1 visits today)