On two small islands in the middle of the Bering Strait, it’s possible to walk from the United States to Russia in midwinter. Just two miles apart, Big Diomede and Little Diomede sit between two ...
In the Bering Strait, two small islands sit only a few miles apart, yet they operate on different calendar days. One belongs to Alaska. The other belongs to Russia. The water between them is narrow, ...
Imagine standing on a snow-covered rock in the middle of the ocean, staring at a neighboring island just four kilometers away. It looks close enough to swim to - or walk across in winter when the sea ...