Big Diomede (Russia) and Little Diomede (USA)—are just 3.8 km apart but nearly a day apart in time, divided by the ...

The result was that sea levels were up to 91 meters (300 feet) lower, and as a consequence, the Diomede Islands wouldn’t have been islands at all – they would’ve been part of a land bridge.

Along with 67 other Inupiat Inuit, he keeps watch over the back door to America from Little Diomede, a desolate Alaskan island that rises out of the mists in the middle of the Bering Strait.

The Diomede Islands is a surprising example of US-Russia proximity. (Representative Image) Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Starlink, recently shared an X (formerly known as Twitter) post featuring an ...