US and Russia are only 3.8 kilometers apart: as possible (photo)

On the Russian side there is a large diomide, the area of ​​which is slightly more than 10 square kilometers. Historically, this island was a home for inupates, as well as small Dioms, but now there is no permanent population on the island, after the island's indigenous population was forcibly moved to the mainland of Russia in 1948. Today there is only a weather station on the island. In focus. Technology has appeared its Telegram channel.

Subscribe not to miss the latest and most intrusive news from the world of science! Small Diomyide is smaller of two islands and belongs to the United States. Researchers say that the area of ​​the island is only about 7 kilometers, and as of 2021 its population was only 82 people. This small number of residents live in one community called Diomide, located on the west side of the island, facing Russia.

Scientists say that the short gap between the islands of Diomya is also the location of the international line of change of dates. In simple words, despite the tiny distance between the islands, the time on the Great Domide is ahead of time on little Domide for 21 hours. As a result, two islands received several very right nicknames: the Great - "The island of tomorrow" and the small - "island of yesterday".

If you want to travel between them between them, you can theoretically travel the only place where you can go between the US and Russia. The fact is that the water that divides the island freeze in winter. However, this trip is only theoretically possible, because in reality swimming between the islands is prohibited. However, this was not always the case. About 25,000 years ago there was a last ice age on Earth, during which a considerable amount of water was frozen.