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The Diomede Islands are named after Saint Diomedes.The Inupiaq name Iŋaliq means "the other one" or "the one over there". [4] The two islands are respectively nicknamed "Yesterday Island" (Little Diomede Island) and "Tomorrow Island" (Big Diomede Island) because the International Date Line runs between them, making the date on Little Diomede Island always one day earlier than the date on Big ...
The small habitation on Little Diomede Island is centered on the west side of the island at the village of Diomede. Big Diomede Island is the easternmost point of Russia. The Diomede Islands are often mentioned as likely intermediate stops for the hypothetical bridge or tunnel (Bering Strait crossing) spanning the Bering Strait. [5]
All the buildings are on the west coast of Little Diomede, which is the smaller of the two Diomede Islands located in the middle of the Bering Strait between the United States and the Russian Far East. Diomede is the only settlement on Little Diomede Island. The population is 82 people, down from 115 at the 2010 census and 146 in 2000.
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Fairway Rock is situated 12 mi (19 km) SSE of Little Diomede Island and 20 mi (32 km) W of Cape Prince of Wales, at The island is variously reported as from 300 m (984 ft) [ 3 ] to 1.5 km (0.93 mi) in length. [ 2 ]
The result of the proposal was was move to Little Diomede. - Deacon of Pndapetzim 19:52, 8 March 2008 (UTC) This page was originally a few lines of information about the City of Diomede in Little Diomede island, Alaska. Now when new content has been added it covers the entire island and not just the city.
While the Nome Nugget may be accepted as the oldest newspaper in Alaska, exactly how old it is has been in dispute. While the newspaper officially claims that it was established in 1897, [1] the Library of Congress cites it as being established in 1900, and other Alaska-based organizations claim it is from 1938.
The Islands of Diomedes (Διομήδειοι) [1] were named after Diomedes, King of Argos. Diomedia (Διομήδεια), one of these islands, was according to the Greek myths where Diomedes was buried.