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How far is Alaska from siberia?

Cape Dezhnev on the Chukchi Peninsula is in Siberia and is 30.2 miles from Little Diomede Island which is in Alaska. Little Diomede is 2.2 miles from Big Diomede Island which is Russian.


What is the Population of Big Diomede Island?

I believe the population of Big Diomede to be zero, the Soviet Military did have a small contingent there for awhile, but currently there is no settlement on Big Diomede


What country does Little Diomede Island belong to?

Little Diomede Island is owned by the United States. This island is part of Alaska and covers an area of 2.8 square miles.


What two boundaries lie between big diomede island and little diomede island?

The International Date Line and the Russian/United States Borders.


Size of Little Diomede Island off the coast of Alaska?

Little Diomede Island is approximately 2.6 miles long at its greatest length, and about 1.5 miles wide. It is listed at a little more than 2 square miles in land area. Big Diomede Island (Russian)at about 11 square miles in land area, is about 2.4 miles from Little Diomede. Both of them are roughly in the middle of the Bering Straight, between mainland Alaska and mainland Russia.


What is Big Diomede's population?

The population of Big Diomede is 0.


What continent is closest to the Americas?

Asia is. In the Bering Strait, Little Diomede Island ... part of Alaska ... and Big Diomede Island ... part of Russia's Chukotka Autonomous Okrug ... are about 2.4 miles apart at their closest points. The islands are sometimes called Tomorrow Island (Big Diomede) and Yesterday Isle (Little Diomede) because they are separated by the International Dateline, so Big Diomede is 23 hours ahead of Little Diomede.


What is the distance from US to Asia?

If you consider Big Diomede Island (part of Russia) part of Asia, then about two and a half miles, since that's the distance from it to Little Diomede Island, which is part of Alaska.


What country is closest to the US besides Canada and Mexico?

Actually, Russia is closest. Big Diomede Island (Russia), and Little Diomede Island (US/Alaska) are two miles apart. If you are talking about the lower 48 states, Cuba is the closest, about 90 miles from Florida.


What are the straits between Alaska and Russia i need it by Friday?

The Bering Strait narrows the most between Big Diomede Island, which is in Russia, and Little Diomede Island, which United States territory and that of the State of Alaska.


Can you see Russia from any place in Alaska?

Well the answer is a yes and no, depending on where you are in Alaska. If you are on the mainland, then you cannot see Russia due to the 50-60 mile distance. However, if you are on Little Diomede Island (USA), you can see Big Diomede Island (Russia), which lies only 1.5 miles away.Alaska is on the North American Continent. It is actually one of the westernmost places in North America. Alaska is a peninsula, that extends off of the western border of Canada. Despite it's geographical proximity to Canada, Alaska is a part of the United States.


How close is the westernmost part of Alaska to Asia?

It is 2.4 miles from little Diomede Island in Alaska, North America to Big Diomede Island, Russia, Asia. Halfway between the two Islands is the International Border and the International Dateline.