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Bering Land Bridge National Preserve
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Access to Bering Land Bridge National Preserve takes planning. There are no roads into the Preserve.

Getting There

Plane

The Preserve is vast and access is limited. There are no roads that lead directly into it, and summer access is usually by bush planes and small boats. Winter access is mostly by small planes on skis, by snowmachine, or by dog sleds.

Nome
Administrative Offices for Bering Land Bridge National Preserve are located on Front Street in Nome. You must take a commercial airline flight to Nome. The Interpretive Center in Nome offers limited exhibits on the Preserve and Beringia, has an interactive educational computer program, films and offers programs and workshops year round.

A small road system and rental cars are available in Nome. The Preserve is only accessible by the methods listed above from Nome as well.

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Small aircraft fly into the Preserve
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A map depicting the former landmass connecting North America and eastern Asia.  

Did You Know?
Bering Land “Bridge” is really a misnomer, for the land mass that the people and animals crossed over from Asia to populate the Americas ranged up to 1,000 miles wide.

Last Updated: August 02, 2006 at 13:18 EST