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🌍 How Far is Alaska from Russia at the Closest Point?
Alaska (USA) and Russia are actually very close to each other — much closer than most people think!
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📍 Closest Points:
The two countries are closest at the Diomede Islands, located in the Bering Strait:
USA 🇺🇸 Russia 🇷🇺
Little Diomede Island Big Diomede Island
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📏 Shortest Distance:
➡️ Only about 3.8 kilometers or 2.4 miles
Yes — on a clear day, you can literally see Russia from Alaska!
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🌊 Bering Strait
• The body of water that separates Alaska and Russia is called the Bering Strait.
• It connects the Chukchi Sea (Arctic Ocean) to the Bering Sea (Pacific Ocean).
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🕓 Fun Fact – International Date Line
• The International Date Line runs between the two Diomede Islands.
• This means:
• Big Diomede (Russia) is almost one full day ahead of Little Diomede (USA)!
• That’s why people jokingly call them “Tomorrow Island” (Russia) and “Yesterday Island” (USA).
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❄️ Can you walk across?
• In winter, the Bering Strait can freeze over.
• A few adventurous people have walked or snowmobiled across the ice, but it is very dangerous and illegal without special permission from both countries.
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📌 Summary:
The shortest distance between Alaska (USA) and Russia is about 3.8 km (2.4 miles),
across the Diomede Islands in the Bering Strait —
connecting the continents of North America and Asia.
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