Geography Question - Bodies of Water #2?

[AviatorTom]

Here is the next in a new series of Geography questions... with a different category each day.

Monday - Bodies of Water
Tuesday - Buildings and Structures
Wednesday - Mountains
Thursday - Where Did It Happen?
Friday - Bridges
Saturday & Sunday - Random category

Today's category is Bodies of Water.

Can you name this Body of Water?

Here are your clues:
* This body of water lies between two countries
* It usually freezes over in Winter
* Thousands of years ago, it was a land bridge between two continents
* It is named after a Danish explorer
* At its narrowest point, it is 82 km (51 mi) wide

Please don't cheat by looking it up or seeing what others are posting.

Make your guess in the opinions below.

The correct answer will be given in a few days (Sunday).

Good luck!

Updates

+1 y

The correct answer is BERING STRAIT, between Siberia (Russia) and Alaska (United States)

[abc3643]

Oh, this is easy. I will let others answer.

Extra clue:

* During the last ice age when this was frozen over, it was a "land bridge" for the migration of animals from one continent to another.

[SnowedIn]

Bodies of Water for 600, Tom. What are the Bering Straits between the United States and Russia?

[Amy10223]

I'm gong to guess the Behring Strait.

[Amy10223]

Yay! I got it right. I used to teach that to 7th grade kids in Social Studies. The water that froze to become land where animals crossed over from Asia.

[OlderAndWiser]

Bering Straits

[ArrowheadSW]

I would imagine the Bering Strait.

[Cubus]

Bering Strait

[shortster]

Berring Strait