Ha Ha Ha!
They should have said “North Pacific”!
(And although Tina Fey thought she was being clever in mocking Sarah, there actually ARE islands in the Bering Strait that are part of the United States, where you can SEE other islands in the Bering Strait that are part of Russia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diomede_Islands
I saw an Alaska show where they flew supplies to Little Diomede in the winter. As he came over, you could see footprints and snowmachine tracks going from Siberia to America and back. He mentioned the natives always visit each other.