Because of the time difference, the islands are sometimes referred to as Yesterday Island and Tomorrow Island.

But when it comes to islands, there are only 2.5 miles between Russia's Big Diomede and the U.S.'s Little Diomede. This water freezes over in the winter, so “you could technically walk from the ...

In that 53 miles, are two islands, Big Diomede (Russia) and Little Diomede (U.S.). Only 2.5 miles of water separate those little guys, and that’s very close without sharing a border. Sadly ...

On the other hand, the Big Diomede is part of Russian territory and is aptly called "Tomorrow Island." While the two are close in distance, in terms of time, there is almost a day difference ...