Bering Island

Bering Island (Russian: Ostrov Beringa) is located off the Kamchatka Peninsula in the Bering Sea ({{coor dm|55|0|N|166|15|E|}}) . At 90 kilometers (55 miles) long by 24 kilometers (15 miles) wide, it is the largest of the Komandorski Islands.

Related Topics:
Russian - Kamchatka Peninsula - Bering Sea - Komandorski Islands

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It is desolate and experiences severe weather, but is inhabited—the town of Nikolskoye is home to 600 to 800 people, roughly 300 of them Aleuts. Bering Island is a treeless island with hills. The island is foggy and is prone to earthquakes. The scant population on the island is involved mostly in fishing.

Related Topics:
Nikolskoye - Aleuts - Fishing

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Vitus Bering, sailing in Sviatoi Petr (St. Peter), was shipwrecked and died of an illness on Bering Island, along with 28 of his men.

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This island is also un-commonly known as the "Floating Island" simply because it "floats" on the International Timeline.

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