Diomede Islands

[ dahy-uh-meed ]

plural noun

1. two islands in Bering Strait, one belonging to the Russian Federation Big Diomede, about 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km), and one belonging to the U.S. Little Diomede, about 4 sq. mi. (10 sq. km): separated by the International Date Line.

Diomede Islands

/ ˈdaɪəˌmiːd /

plural noun

1. two small islands in the Bering Strait, separated by the international date line and by the boundary line between the US and Russia

Example Sentences

Russia and the United States are also in talks to set up new protections around the Diomede Islands in the Bering Strait.

From Scientific American

But so far, little has happened and there are no new initiatives to reunite the people of the Diomede islands with their relatives in Russia.

From BBC

The Diomede islands lie just below the Arctic Circle, where vast quantities of natural resources are becoming accessible thanks to climate change and the melting of the ice.

From BBC

From the shores of Alaska, you can see the Diomede islands.

From BBC

The Strait was less than forty miles from headland to headland, and between the two capes lay the Diomede Islands.

From Project Gutenberg