The Bering Sea.
The US and russia are divided by a strip of water between what two islands what is the distance distance the two countries
The Bering Strait
Canada didn't sell it to the US; Russia did. Canada owned it first, then Russia, now the US. Russia found it useless and hard to get to because of the water body that separated it from Russia.
The Bering Strait splits Alaska from eastern Russia.
Of course old "Russia" has been divided into several independent countries. Many of these and Iran border on the Caspian Sea. Check the related link for a good map of the area, which also shows the former territory of "Russia."
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The US state divided completely in two by a body of water is Michigan.
Bering Straits
The US , Russia , British and French .