Diomede Islands

The Diomede Islands, Big Diomede or Imaqliq, also known as Ratmanov Island, and Little Diomede or Inaliq, are two rocky islands located in the middle of the Bering Strait between Alaska and Siberia.

Related Topics:
Bering Strait - Alaska - Siberia

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The islands are separated by an international border and the International Date Line. As the closest land approach between the United States (which controls Little Diomede) and Russia (which controls Big Diomede, part of the Chukotka region), they are 3 km (2 miles) apart. Big Diomede Island is Russia's easternmost point, while Alaska's Aleutian Islands are the furthest-west point of the U.S.

Related Topics:
International Date Line - United States - Russia - Chukotka - Aleutian Islands

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Some miles south-east of Little Diomede there is a small uninhabited island called Fairway Rock Island.

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