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In The Chilly Bering Strait, The US And Russia Are Only 3.8 Kilometers Apart
With just 3.8 kilometers (2.4 miles) between them, the Diomede Islands mark the closest point between the two countries. On ...
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Time travel on foot: These islands just 4km apart let you walk into yesterday, but there is a catch
This isn’t a sci-fi film set or a magician’s illusion. Welcome to the Diomede Islands - two rocky outcrops perched between Alaska and Siberia that defy the concept of time as we know it.