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    Little Diomede Island

    Malý Diomedes, Kleine Diomedes-Insel

    65°45′N 168°55′W

    Little Diomede Island (Inupiaq: Iŋaliq), formerly known as Krusenstern Island, after Adam Johann von Krusenstern, (Russian: остров Крузенштерна, romanized: ostrov Kruzenshterna), is an inhabited island of Alaska.

    The Bering Strait, separating Siberia from Alaska in the North Pacific. NASA image, taken by MISR sattelite
    The Bering Strait, separating Siberia from Alaska in the North Pacific. NASA image, taken by MISR sattelite

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    Terrain

    65°45′N 168°55′W

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    Overview

    Little Diomede Island (Inupiaq: Iŋaliq), formerly known as Krusenstern Island, after Adam Johann von Krusenstern, (Russian: остров Крузенштерна, romanized: ostrov Kruzenshterna), is an inhabited island of Alaska. It is the smaller of the two Diomede Islands located in the Bering Strait between the Alaskan mainland and Siberia. The island has one town, also called Diomede. The island is a day behind Big Diomede Island because they are separated by the International Date Line; as a result, it is sometimes referred to as Yesterday Island.

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