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A Bridge to the Past, Present and Future

Explore a dynamic wilderness dotted with hot springs, volcanic rock, woolly mammoth fossils, and the largest maar lakes in the world. Often thought of as a thin ice bridge, Bering Land Bridge National Preserve is the remnant of a large subcontinent that was used by people as a home and a passage from Asia to the new world. Today, native Inupiat still use this land as their ancestors did long ago.


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Ranger Programs

Join a ranger for a guided hike, a ranger talk or to become a Junior Ranger. You can become a fan of Bering Land Bridge on Facebook (www.facebook.com/bela.nps) and have our ranger program schedule delivered to you! Find out what is happening by following us on Twitter, we are BeringLandNPS.
 
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Research at Bering Land Bridge National Preserve

Whether you are interested in conducting a research project within the preserve or you want to find out what research is taking place there, click here.
 
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Visit Beringia Nature-Ethnic Park in Russia

The Bering Land Bridge used to connect Asia to North America. The connection still exists today between the people of Russia and Alaska. In 1991 a step forward was taken to strengthen this connection when President George HW Bush and Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev signed an accord to create an international heritage park. Take a virtual visit to Bering Land Bridge National Preserve's counterpart on the other side of the land bridge in Russia - Beringia Nature and Ethnic Park.
 
 

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Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
PO Box 220
Nome, AK 99762

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Visitor Information
(907) 443-2522

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(907) 443-6139

Climate

Summer temperatures on the coast are usually in the low 50's ° F, with mid 60's to 70's and an occasional 80's or 90's in the interior. Average January lows are -15 ° F on the coast and -50 ° F in the interior. Winds average 8 to 12 mph, but 50 to 70 mph winds commonly accompany storms and produce extremely low and dangerous chill factors. Averages are meaningless; summer can see snow, near freezing temperatures, and long periods of clouds, wind, and rain. Summer days are long, almost without darkness; winter days are short, with only a few hours of light.

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Did You Know?
More than 170 known species of birds migrate 20,000 miles yearly to Bering Land Bridge National Preserve. At the crossroad of the Asiatic-North America flyway, this area offers rare opportunities to observe several old world species.
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Last Updated: February 01, 2012 at 16:07 MST

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