The name of the strait between the Pacific and Arctic oceans, separating the Chukchi Peninsula of the Russian Far East from the Seward Peninsula of Alaska, is the:

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1. The question describes a strait between the Pacific and Arctic oceans that separates the Chukchi Peninsula (Russian Far East) from the Seward Peninsula (Alaska).

2. The Bering Strait is the narrow passage between eastern Russia and Alaska connecting the Pacific and Arctic Oceans; this exactly matches the description.

3. Elimination of other options:
   - Davis Strait: between Greenland and Baffin Island (connects Labrador Sea and Baffin Bay), not Pacific–Arctic.
   - Florida Strait: between Florida and Cuba, connects the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico.
   - Messina Strait: between Sicily and the Italian mainland.

Therefore the correct answer is the Bering Strait (option c).

FINAL_ANSWER: c

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