Amerasia Basin Amerasia Basin The Amerasia Basin, or Amerasian Basin, is one of the two major basins from which the Arctic Ocean can be subdivided (the other one being the Eurasian Basin). The triangular-shaped Amerasia Basin broadly extends from the Canadian Arctic Islands to the East Siberian Sea, and from Alaska to the Lomonosov Ridge. The basin can be further subdivided based on bathymetric features; these include the Canada Basin, the Makarov Basin, the Podvodnikov Basin, the Alpha-Mendeleev Ridge, and the Chukchi Plateau. The Amerasia Basin is connected to the Pacific Ocean via the Bering Strait and to the North Atlantic Ocean
Betty Nansen until her death in 1943. In 1896, she married the writer, journalist and director of Gyldendal, Peter Nansen (1861–1918). Her second marriage was to the actor Henrik Bentzon. She died on 15 March 1943, just 4 days shy of her 70th birthday. Betty Nansen Betty Nansen (née Betty Anna Maria Müller) (19 March 1873 – 15 March 1943) was a Danish actress and theatre director of the theater that carries her name, the Betty Nansen Theatre. She was born on 19 March 1873. She had her debut in the fall of 1893 in Copenhagen's Casino Theater as the title character