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    Big Diomede Island

    Остров Ратманова, Illa de Ratmanova, Velký Diomedes

    65°47′N 169°04′W

    Big Diomede Island or Ratmanov Island (Russian: Остров Ратманова, romanized: ostrov Ratmanova; Chukot: Имэлин; Inupiaq: Imaqłiq) is the western island of the two Diomede Islands in the middle of the Bering Strait. The island is home to a Russian military base, which is located midway along the island's north shore.

    Big Diomede Island (Bering Strait, Russia; 65°47‘36‘‘N, 169°3‘54‘‘W)
    Big Diomede Island (Bering Strait, Russia; 65°47‘36‘‘N, 169°3‘54‘‘W)

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    Terrain

    65°47′N 169°04′W

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    Overview

    Big Diomede Island or Ratmanov Island (Russian: Остров Ратманова, romanized: ostrov Ratmanova; Chukot: Имэлин; Inupiaq: Imaqłiq) is the western island of the two Diomede Islands in the middle of the Bering Strait. The island is home to a Russian military base, which is located midway along the island's north shore. The island is a part of the Chukotsky District of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of Russia. The border separating Russia and the United States runs north–south through the four-kilometer-wide strait that runs between the two islands. The island is almost a day ahead of Little Diomede Island because they are separated by the International Date Line; as a result, it is sometimes referred to as Tomorrow Island.

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    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
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