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Bookmark or Share- Chukchi Sea - Audubon AlaskaThe Chukchi Sea, off the coast of northwest Alaska, is one of the most productive ocean ecosystems in the world. Its vast, shallow sea floor and seasonal ice cover provide nutrients and pristine habitat for a multitude of organisms, ranging from walruses to ice seals to whales to millions of seabirds to the top predator mammal, the polar bear.
- Churning in the Chukchi Sea - NASA Earth ObservatoryTwo main water masses flow from the Bering Strait and enter the southern Chukchi. One type, known as “Bering Sea Water,” is cool, salty, and rich in nutrients. This water fuels most of the phytoplankton growth, primarily diatoms, which are likely the main reason for the colorful green waters pictured here.
- Chukchi Sea - WikipediaThe 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.
- 10 Things About Chukchi Sea You Might Not Know - Marine InsightThe Chukchi Sea is a part of the Arctic Ocean. Known by different names like the Chuuk Sea and the Sea of Chukotsk, it is also referred to as a marginal water body of the Arctic. It lies off the northwestern Alaskan coast and is among the world’s most productive marine ecosystems.
- Chukchi Sea - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaChukchi Sea is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean. It is bounded on the west by the De Long Strait, off Wrangel Island, and in the east by Point Barrow, Alaska, beyond which is the Beaufort Sea. The Bering Strait forms its southernmost limit and connects it to the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean.
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