Sanction has two nearly opposite meanings: to sanction can be to approve of something, but it can also mean to punish, or speak harshly to. Likewise, a sanction can be a punishment or approval. Very confusingââthe person who invented this word should be publicly sanctioned! See if you can guess the meaning of sanction in the following contexts.
Artist's rendering of concept for the Bering Strait bridge. The Bering Strait was last crossed by humans 20,000 years ago during the ice age, when ice formed a bridge between North America and Asia. Today, 47 miles and some of the harshest ocean and arctic conditions separate the two continents. However, there are many who believe there would be great economical, sociological, and political value in connecting the two land masses by bridge or tunnel.
It is believed that there was a land bridge, knaown as Beringia, during the last Ice Age which allowed the crossing of man and mammal from Asia to the North American continent â¦ .~New World Encyclopedia.he land bridge was created by a lowering of the sea level when huge amounts of water was stored in ice caps, or glaciers. When the ice age ended, all â¦ of the water that was trapped inside was released back into the sea, and the land bridge was consumed. 12 people found this useful.