Little Diomede

Little Diomede is an island in the Bering Strait. It is part of the Arctic Alaska region but below the Arctic Circle.

Type: Island
Also known as: “Ignalook Island”, “Ignaluk Island”, “Imaglin Island”, “Inaliq”, “Little Diomede Island”, “Ostrov Imaklit”, and “Ostrov Inqalyuk”
Historically known as: “Krusenstern Island”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Diomede and Rocky Point.

Town

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Diomede is an incorporated island city in the U.S. state of Alaska. Little Diomede Island is the smaller of the two Diomede Islands that are located in the middle of the Bering Strait; the larger of the two islands, Big Diomede Island, is part of Russia.

Locality

Rocky Point is a locality, which is situated 5 miles northwest of Little Diomede.

Latitude

65.75263° or 65° 45′ 10″ north

Longitude

-168.92406° or 168° 55′ 27″ west

Population

110

Elevation

1,621 feet (494 metres)

United Nations Location Code

US DIO

Open location code

92QHQ33G+39

GeoNames ID

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