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Diomede Islands

American  
[dahy-uh-meed] / ˈdaɪ əˌmid /

plural noun

  1. two islands in Bering Strait, one belonging to the Russian Federation Big Diomede, about 15 sq. mi. (39 sq. km), and one belonging to the U.S. Little Diomede, about 4 sq. mi. (10 sq. km): separated by the International Date Line.


Diomede Islands British  
/ ˈdaɪəˌmiːd /

plural noun

  1. two small islands in the Bering Strait, separated by the international date line and by the boundary line between the US and Russia

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A tunnel could no doubt be made, for the depth of the Straits nowhere exceeds twenty-seven fathoms, and the Diomede Islands could be conveniently utilised for purposes of ventilation.

From From Paris to New York by Land by De Windt, Harry

They would, if they did not change their course, in time reach the vicinity of the Diomede Islands.

From The Blue Envelope by Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)

So with many a backward glance at the gleaming North Star, the two girls set their course south by east, a course which in time should bring them in the vicinity of the Diomede Islands.

From The Blue Envelope by Snell, Roy J. (Roy Judson)

It's an island due north o' the Diomede Islands in the Behring Sea.

From The Boy With the U.S. Miners by Rolt-Wheeler, Francis

He called the Siberian shore an isthmus, and described the Diomede Islands, which he plainly saw.

From From Paris to New York by Land by De Windt, Harry

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