a.The BERING SEA and STRAITS are constantly in the scientific news whether it is for the discussion of origin of the North Americans or the geological activities of ages past. So just where IS this location?
b. What geological activity is going on UNDER THE SEA EAST of the JAPANESE ISLANDS? Pearl diving doesn't count!
2006-11-05 07:20:46 · 2 answers · asked by blueyes 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
a. The Bering Sea is a northern extension of the north Pacific Ocean. Its eastern border is Alaska; its western border is Russia's Chukotka and Kamchatka Peninsulas; its southern boarder is the semicircle (arc) of islands of the Alaska Peninsula, the Aleutian Islands, and Russia's Commander Islands.
b. There is a convergent plate boundary just east of the Japanese Islands, where subduction of ocean crust is occurring. The process is associated with the volcanoes of Japan, and with earthquakes onshore and offshore.
2006-11-05 12:09:02 · answer #1 · answered by luka d 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a. between Alaska and Russia
b. earthquakes and volcanic activity
2006-11-05 15:23:24 · answer #2 · answered by Shifter 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋