Editing Bering Sea (section)

==History==
Most scientists think that during the [[Last glacial period|most recent ice age]], [[sea level]] was low enough to allow humans to migrate east on foot from [[Asia]] to [[North America]] across what is now the Bering Strait. Other animals including [[megafauna]] migrated in both directions. This is commonly referred to as the "[[Beringia|Bering land bridge]]" and is accepted by most, though not all scientists, to be the first point of entry of humans into the [[Americas]].

There is a small portion of the [[Kula Plate]] in the Bering Sea. The Kula Plate is an ancient [[Plate tectonics|tectonic plate]] that used to [[subduction|subduct]] under Alaska.<ref>Steinberger, Bernhard, and Carmen Gaina ''Geology 35'' (5) 407–410, 2007 [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/235762473 Plate-tectonic reconstructions predict part of the Hawaiian hotspot tract to be preserved in the Bering Sea]</ref>

On 18 December 2018, a large meteor exploded above the Bering Sea. The meteor exploded at an altitude of 25.6km, releasing 49 kilotons of energy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cneos.jpl.nasa.gov/fireballs/|title = Fireballs |access-date= 10 September 2022 |work=cneos.jpl.nasa.gov}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47607696|title=US detects huge meteor explosion|first=Paul|last=Rincon|work=BBC News|date=18 March 2019}}</ref>