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Bering Strait
The Bering Strait (Russian: Берингов пролив) is a strait between the Pacific and Arctic oceans, separating the Chukchi Peninsula of the Russian Far East from the Seward Peninsula of Alaska. The ...
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Bridging the Gap: 7 Key Insights into the Distance Between Russia and Alaska
Discover the surprising proximity between Russia and Alaska through seven key insights, from the narrow Bering Strait to historical connections and time differences, highlighting the unique ...
The two small islands separated by a 21hr time-difference despite being just 2.4mi apart
The Bering Strait separates mainland Russia and the US at their closest point - a distance of around 55 miles. However, by ...
US Tracks Arctic-Bound Russia, China Ships Near Alaska
The United States Coast Guard encountered four vessels from the Russian and Chinese ... Island is situated west of mainland ...
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Meet Little Diomede Island in Alaska, the 'eyes and ears' of the United States just 2.4 miles from Russia
Yet in the middle of the Bering Strait, there are ... t changed dramatically since Russia invaded Ukraine. "We keep the eyes and ears." The city of Diomede, Alaska, on Little Diomede Island ...
China Releases Footage of Pacific and Arctic Training With Russia
On September 28, the United States Coast Guard spotted the Chinese vessels in the Bering Sea near Alaska as they transited ...
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Alaska treaty first widely criticized in US, but Russian nationalists said to regret massive American land grab today
The two nations are separated by just 2.4 miles of ocean in the Bering Strait between the islands of Big Diomede (part of Russia) and Little Diomede (part of Alaska). "If Russia was in possession ...
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Russia, US agree on special regulations for navigation in Bering Strait
Moscow and Washington have reached agreement on establishing special regulations for navigation in the Bering Strait ... and separates Russia’s Chukotka Peninsula and Alaska, Vitaly Kliuyev ...
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The incredible £50.3bn tunnel that would link two huge continents - but may never be built
The project would include a tunnel under the Bering Strait and connect to the contiguous US via Wales, Alaska. Proposals to build a crossing predate the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the war.
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Military activity is picking up in the quiet waters between the US and Russia
Tensions between the US and Russia and increasing activity in the Arctic have drawn more attention to the countries' otherwise quiet boundary in the high north. The Bering Strait, between Alaska ...
US envoy sees some 'concerning signals' in Russia-China military cooperation in Arctic
The United States is watching growing cooperation between Russia and China in the Arctic closely and some of their recent ...
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On this day in history, October 18, 1867, United States purchases Alaska from Russia for cool $7.2 million
The two nations are separated by just 2.4 miles of ocean in the Bering Strait between the islands of Big Diomede (part of Russia) and Little Diomede (part of Alaska).