Diomede Islands

[ dahy-uh-meed ]

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plural noun

two islands in Bering Strait, one belonging to the Russian Federation Big Diomede, about 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km), and one belonging to the U.S. Little Diomede, about 4 sq. mi. (10 sq. km): separated by the International Date Line.

Diomede Islands

/ ˈ�岹ɪəˌ��ː�� /

plural noun

two small islands in the Bering Strait, separated by the international date line and by the boundary line between the US and Russia

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Russia and the United States are also in talks to set up new protections around the Diomede Islands in the Bering Strait.

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But so far, little has happened and there are no new initiatives to reunite the people of the Diomede islands with their relatives in Russia.

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The Diomede islands lie just below the Arctic Circle, where vast quantities of natural resources are becoming accessible thanks to climate change and the melting of the ice.

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From the shores of Alaska, you can see the Diomede islands.

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The Strait was less than forty miles from headland to headland, and between the two capes lay the Diomede Islands.

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