The New Student's Reference Work/Bering Sea

Be′ring (or Behring) Sea, a part of the North, commonly known as the Sea of Kamchatka, is bounded by , , the and , which connects it with the. The strait was passed through first by a Siberian named Deschner, in 1648, and later the sea and strait were explored by Bering, a navigator in the employ of, in 1741. The latter died on Bering Island, one of the Aleutian group. The seal fisheries of Bering Sea caused a sharp dispute between the and  on behalf of. These fisheries, owned and operated by Americans directly for their own benefit, but indirectly for the benefit of the world, were in danger of being entirely destroyed by the lawless acts of the Canadian seal-fishers or sealers. An agreement was concluded which permitted the United States to put a stop to the acts of the Canadian sealers and provided that the whole dispute be settled peaceably by a board of arbitrators.