What is Diomede Islands?
[[File:BeringSt-close-VE.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Satellite photo of the Bering Strait, with the Diomede Islands at center]] [[File:Diomede Islands Bering Sea Jul 2006.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Little Diomede Island (left) and Big Diomede Island]] [[File:The Diomede Islands in the BeringSea (picture from space).jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Close Up]] [[Satellite television|Satellite]] photo of the Diomede Islands]] [[File:Diomedevillage big.jpg|thumb|300px|right|[[Diomede, Alaska|Diomede (Inalik)]] village on the west coast of Little Diomede]] The '''Diomede Islands''' are two [[islands]] in the [[Bering Strait]], about halfway between mainland [[Alaska]] and [[Siberia]]. They are also called '''Gvozdev Islands''' in Russian. There are two islands, called ''Big Diomede'' and ''Little Diomede'' respectively. Little Diomede is also known as '''Krusenstern Island''', but there are also [[Krusenstern Island (disambiguation)|other places]] with this name. The [[Eskimo]]s who live there call it ''Ignaluk''. The other island, Big Diomede, is also known as '''''Imaqliq''', '''Inaliq''', '''Nunarbuk''''' or '''Ratmanov Island'''. Big Diomede belongs to Siberia, Little Diomede is part of Alaska. The [[Chukchi Sea]] is to the north and the [[Bering Sea]] to the south of the islands. {{convert|9.3|mi|km|1|abbr=on|}} to the southeast is [[Fairway Rock]], an islet which is usually not considered part of the Diomede Islands. The islands are separated by an international border and the [[International Date Line]] which is approximately {{convert|1|km|mi|1|abbr=on|}} from each island. At the closest distance between Little Diomede and Big Diomede, the two islands are only about {{convert|4|km|mi|1|abbr=on|}} apart. People who live on Little Diomede Island do so in a small [[village]] called Diomede, on the west side of the island. There are plans to build a connection between Siberia and Alaska, either as a [[bridge]] or a [[tunnel]] ([[Bering Strait bridge]] spanning the Bering Strait). In that case, the Diomede Islands would be