Chukchi Sea

Chukchi Sea
Location	North Asia and Northern America
Coordinates	69°N 172°W / 69°N 172°W / 69; -172
Type	Sea
Basin countries	Russia and United States
Surface area	620,000 km2 (240,000 sq mi)
Average depth	80 m (260 ft)
Water volume	50,000 km3 (4.1×1010 acre⋅ft)
References	[1][2][3]

The Chukchi Sea (Russian: Чуко́тское мо́ре, romanized: Chukótskoye móre, IPA: [tɕʊˈkotskəjə ˈmorʲe]), sometimes referred to as the Chuuk Sea, Chukotsk Sea^[4] or the Sea of Chukotsk,^[5] is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is bounded on the west by the Long Strait, off Wrangel Island, and in the east by Point Barrow, Alaska, beyond which lies the Beaufort Sea. The Bering Strait forms its southernmost limit and connects it to the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The principal port on the Chukchi Sea is Uelen in Russia. The International Date Line crosses the Chukchi Sea from northwest to southeast. It is displaced eastwards to avoid Wrangel Island as well as the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug on the Russian mainland.