Little Diomede Island
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Little Diomede Island is a small, remote Alaskan island in the Bering Strait, known for its Inupiat community and its proximity to Russia’s Big Diomede Island across the International Date Line.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | unincorporated community within Nome Census Area ⓘ |
| area | about 7.3 square kilometers ⓘ |
| borough | Nome Census Area ⓘ |
| climate |
polar climate
ⓘ
tundra climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceToBigDiomede | about 3.8 kilometers ⓘ |
| distanceToMainlandAlaska | about 40 kilometers ⓘ |
| economy | subsistence hunting and fishing ⓘ |
| elevation | about 494 meters ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Inuit
ⓘ
surface form:
Inupiat
|
| federalRecognition | federally recognized Alaska Native village ⓘ |
| governingBody | Native Village of Diomede (tribal government) ⓘ |
| highestPoint | about 494 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| historicalInhabitants | Inupiat for many centuries ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
post office
ⓘ
power plant ⓘ satellite communications ⓘ small school ⓘ water system ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Inupiaq ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bering Sea
ⓘ
Bering Strait ⓘ |
| neighboringCountry |
Russia
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| neighboringIsland | Big Diomede Island ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
located just east of the International Date Line
ⓘ
one of the closest points between the United States and Russia ⓘ views of Big Diomede Island ⓘ |
| partOf | Diomede Islands ⓘ |
| population | about 80 to 120 people ⓘ |
| populationTrend | declining ⓘ |
| primaryAccess |
helicopter
ⓘ
seasonal helicopter service from Nome ⓘ |
| primarySettlement | Diomede ⓘ |
| separatedBy |
International Date Line
ⓘ
United States–Russia maritime boundary ⓘ |
| state | Alaska ⓘ |
| strategicSignificance | close proximity to Russia ⓘ |
| timeZone | Alaska Time Zone ⓘ |
| traditionalActivities |
bird egg gathering
ⓘ
seal hunting ⓘ walrus hunting ⓘ whale hunting ⓘ |
| winterAccess | sea ice runway when conditions permit ⓘ |
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