#seward peninsula

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Midnight sun Seward Peninsula, Alaska

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Satellite photo of the Bering Strait (August 2000).

The 90km-wide Bering Strait separates Russia from Alaska, with the Chukchi Peninsula to the left and Alaska's Seward Peninsula to the right.  It is named after Vitus Bering, the Danish explorer who discovered the Alaskan mainland in 1741 while leading an expedition of Russian sailors.

The official boundary between Russia and the US runs between the Big and Little Diomede Islands, which are west of the “nose” of the Seward Peninsula.  St. Lawrence Island, part of Alaska and home to Siberian Yupiks, is at the bottom of this photo.

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#DYK about Reindeer Grazing on Public Lands?

In addition to cattle grazing, the BLM currently holds 15 grazing permits for reindeer. Reindeer grazing is especially important in Alaska, where it has been a way of life for many and is just one of the many multiple uses across the 3.8 million acres of BLM-managed public lands on the Seward Peninsula.

Photo by BLM Alaska.

Click here to learn more about Reindeer Grazing in Alaska.

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Midnight sun Seward Peninsula, Alaska

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Somewhere in Alaska Seward Peninsula, Alaska

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Mountain range in the tundra Seward Peninsula, Alaska

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In the tundra Seward Peninsula, Alaska

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Somewhere in Alaska Seward Peninsula, Alaska