The Bering Strait links North America and Asia at their closest points as well as
the Arctic Ocean and the Bering Sea.
1 A telegraph line was constructed by way of the Bering Strait in the
1800s.
2 The telegraph line constructed was to be a way to connect Russia to North America
as an alternative to transatlantic lines, and so an overland line was constructed
across parts of
British Columbia as part of this route.
3 However, once a second transatlantic line was installed and proved reliable, the
construction of the overland line was eventually abandoned on
27 February 1867, although the section from
New Westminster to
Quesnel was leased to the province and and eventually expanded through parts of the country.
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