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Diomede Islands
[ dahy-uh-meed ]
plural noun
- 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
/ ˈdaɪəˌmiːd /
plural noun
- 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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The first human beings who appeared on the Diomede Islands were a man and a woman who came down from the sky.
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He had located accurately the position of the Diomede Islands, half way station in the Strait.
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From these ten dolls came all the people of the Diomede Islands.
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He called the Siberian shore an isthmus, and described the Diomede Islands, which he plainly saw.
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The expedition was wrecked just after leaving Diomede Islands and the party lost for a year.
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