On a small Alaskan island just two miles from the Russian border, members of Alaska’s Air National Guard rescued a critically ill pregnant woman using a medical helicopter. While it’s not uncommon ...
At its nearest point, Alaska is just 2.4 miles from Russia. In the remote Bering Sea, Little Diomede island (US) lies next to Big Diomede island (Russia). In between them sits the International Date ...
In the Bering Strait, two small islands sit only a few miles apart, yet they operate on different calendar days. One belongs to Alaska. The other belongs to Russia. The water between them is narrow, ...
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The islands where US and Russia are 2 miles apart
On two small islands in the middle of the Bering Strait, it’s possible to walk from the United States to Russia in midwinter. Just two miles apart, Big Diomede and Little Diomede sit between two ...
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