Chukchi
noun
Chuk·chi
ˈchu̇k-ˌchē 
plural Chukchi or Chukchis
1
: a member of a Siberian people inhabiting the Chukchi Peninsula
2
: the language of the Chukchi people
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For the study, scientists focused on a population of polar bears living in the Chukchi Sea between Alaska and Russia.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Arctic sea ice breaks up in the Chukchi Sea between Alaska and Russia.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Pacific walruses live in the Bering and Chukchi seas, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 25 July 2024
Point Hope, with a population of about 675, sits on a triangular spit of land that juts into the Chukchi Sea.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024
An expanse for lease would become available from Delaware to central Florida and also include parts of the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea north of Alaska.
—Sheril Kirshenbaum, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2010
For example, polar bears in the Chukchi Sea in the Arctic Ocean were forced to go without food for about 12 days in 1979.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 1 Sep. 2023
Likewise, one of the reasons the Alaska Maritime exists—sweeping from the Inside Passage to the Aleutian chain and on up to the islands in the Chukchi Sea—is to protect seabirds and other migratory birds.
—WIRED, 26 Aug. 2023
The Pacific walruses' habitat is typically in the Bering and Chukchi seas and along the mainland coast and islands of Alaska and Russia, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2024
Arctic sea ice breaks up in the Chukchi Sea between Alaska and Russia.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2024
Pacific walruses live in the Bering and Chukchi seas, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 25 July 2024
Point Hope, with a population of about 675, sits on a triangular spit of land that juts into the Chukchi Sea.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2024
An expanse for lease would become available from Delaware to central Florida and also include parts of the Chukchi Sea and Beaufort Sea north of Alaska.
—Sheril Kirshenbaum, Discover Magazine, 31 Mar. 2010
For example, polar bears in the Chukchi Sea in the Arctic Ocean were forced to go without food for about 12 days in 1979.
—Amarachi Orie, CNN, 1 Sep. 2023
Likewise, one of the reasons the Alaska Maritime exists—sweeping from the Inside Passage to the Aleutian chain and on up to the islands in the Chukchi Sea—is to protect seabirds and other migratory birds.
—WIRED, 26 Aug. 2023
The Pacific walruses' habitat is typically in the Bering and Chukchi seas and along the mainland coast and islands of Alaska and Russia, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
—Emily Deletter, USA TODAY, 7 Aug. 2023
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“Chukchi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chukchi. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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