Chukotka Autonomous District. The Bering Bridge Soviet-American polar expedition led by Dmitry Shparo and Paul Schurke. Some 12 skiers left Anadyr on March 7, 1989, covered over 1,200 miles via 16 Chukotka villages, the Bering Strait and 14 communities in Alaska to finish their journey in the Alaskan town of Kotzebue on May 11, 1989. Ratmanov Island in the Bering Strait (Big Diomede), the easternmost point of Russia.
- Categories: Weather, Environmental Issues, Politics
- Location: Chukotka Autonomous Area, Russia
- Event date: 25.04.1989
- Date published: 04.06.2021
- Author: Dmitry Shparo
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: 89-13333, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 3543x5492px, 6.3Mb