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Alaska has a maritime border with Russia to the west across the Bering Strait.
Russia is directly west of Alaska. There is the Bering Strait between Alaska and Russia.
The Bering Strait.
depends on what islands you are talking about, the Aleutian Chain is the chain of islands in the South-West part of Alaska; South-East is known as the panhandle; South-Cental is Kodiak; West is St. Laurence Island; and there are many other islands around the coast of Alaska.
Alaska is bordered by the Bering Sea, Bering Strait, and Chukchi Sea to the west.
The Bering Strait.
Russia is just west of Alaska across the Bering Strait. The two are separated by approximately 55 miles at their closest point.
The only country (continent) west of Alaska (across the Bering Strait) is Russia. There is a small American island, Little Diomede Island, in between.
Alaska is the U.S. state that is the closest to Russia. Russia is west of Alaska across the Bering Strait.
Arctic Ocean (to the north) Bering Strait (to the west) Bering Sea (to the west, but south of the Bering Strait) Pacific Ocean (To the south)
Chatham Strait is a narrow passage of the Alexander Archipelago in the south-eastern region of the U.S. state of Alaska.
West of the contiguous states is only the Pacific Ocean. West of Alaska, across the Bering Strait (and the International Date Line) is Russia, from which the United States purchased Alaska.