BeringStraitCrossing.com
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The Bering Strait Crossing - A 21st century frontier between east and west - by James A. Oliver
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The Bering Strait Crossing by James A. Oliver is published worldwide by INFORMATION ARCHITECTS (2006; revised 2007).
OVERVIEW The Bering Strait Crossing is the epic story of the Intercontinental Divide. The ancient waterway - when the fog clears over the Diomede Islands - is among the world’s most stunning vistas. This is where the 53-mile wide strait, named for Danish explorer Vitus Bering (1681-1741), separates four continents across the Europe-Asia landmass and the Americas. Extremes of climate, isolation, and geopolitical tension have all interfaced to create the perception of a frozen limbo at the edge of the world. Yet the Bering Strait is the world’s geographical crossroads - linking East with West - for nowhere else on the globe is it possible to cross the Pacific Rim between Asia and the Americas.
In the modern era, various schemes have been proposed - rail, ferry, tunnel - by which to cross the strait. Since the end of the Cold War, a scheduled air service has been in place. The strait remains undefeated in terms of a terrestrial link between the USA and Russia - so far.
The author uncovers a world-shaping revelation: that the Bering Strait has the potential to become a global shipping nexus via the Northwest Passage and the Northern Sea Route between Europe, North America, and Asia.
The self-induced amnesia of the long Cold War years is yielding to a fresh outlook between East and West across the strait. In a world thirsty for energy resources and trade, the prospect for US-Russian cooperation across the northern Pacific Rim is tantalising in its multiplicity - and vastness - with profound implications for the global economy In the 21st century..
James A. Oliver blends geography, exploration and international relations to recount a story that has, incredibly, been lost to the archives - but which belongs to the future as much as to the past. The Bering Strait Crossing is an adventure story that is still unfolding, and which, in the 21st century, stands as a frontier with new challenges on the horizon . . .From East and West, enter a cast of extraordinary protagonists: Pliny, Mercator, Dezhnev, Vitus Bering, Shelikhov, Captain Cook, William Gilpin, Roald Amundsen, and - since the end of the Cold War - George Koumal, whose vision for a mighty project to cross the strait is worthy of Jules Verne’s Voyages Extraordinaire. . . “The Bering Strait crossing has a deep, worldwide significance.” - Dr Yutaka Mochida
Languages
English
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- United Kingdom
Contact
- INFORMATION ARCHITECTS
- editors@iaimprint.com
Additional Information
Among greatest adventures of all time - the story of how "The End of the World" was found . . .at the Intercontinental Divide.
Bibiliographic Data: Classification: Non-Fiction Geographical History/Exploration and Discovery/International Relations
BIC Codes: JPS, JPS/1QSPN, WG
ISBN 0954699564 (PBK) and ISBN 0954699572 (HBK) ISBN 978-0-9546995-8-1 (Digital)
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