5 miles
Yes, just 2.4 miles from little Diomonde Island in Alaska to Big Diomonde Island in Russia.
It is approximately 222 air miles from Nome, Alaska to Provideniya, Russia.
1500 km
It's two miles apart
From coast to coast, approximately two and a half miles.
approximately 55 miles Answer: The narrowest distance between mainland Russia and mainland Alaska is approximately 55 miles. However, in the body of water between Alaska and Russia, known as the Bering Strait, there lies two small islands known as Big Diomede and Little Diomede.
Bahama's are approximately 50 miles from Florida. Next closest, Russia is about 59 miles from Alaska.
Nearly 40 miles
No, they share a common Maritime border.
It is far from Russia's European front door but the back door from Siberia only requires you to cross the Bering Strait to reach the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The easternmost point of Russia is only 2.4 miles from the westernmost point in Alaska.
In theory, you can fit Alaska into Russia approximately 425 times. Alaska covers an area of about 663,300 square miles, while Russia is the largest country in the world, with an area of around 6.6 million square miles. This vast difference in size allows for multiple iterations of Alaska within Russia's borders. However, this is a purely theoretical calculation based on land area.
If you accept Islands, Russia is only two miles from Alaska (the distance between Big Diomede Island (Russia), and Little Diomede Island (Alaska). Otherwise, the distance mainland-to-mainland from Alaska to Russia is about 55 miles.