Explanation:

• The Bering Strait, located just to the south of the Arctic Circle at the northern edges of the Bering Sea. This strait separates the United States and Russia by 58 miles (85 km). Hence, statement 1 is correct.
• The Cook Strait is located in New Zealand which acts as a divide between New Zealand’s North and South Islands, and connects the South Pacific Ocean and the Tasman Sea. Situated next to New Zealand's capital, Wellington, the straight is widely regarded as extremely unsafe and unpredictable. Hence, statement 2 is correct.