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.

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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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Diomede Islands

The first human beings who appeared on the Diomede Islands were a man and a woman who came down from the sky.

From A Treasury of Eskimo Tales by Carlson, George

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

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

The Strait was less than forty miles from headland to headland, and between the two capes lay the Diomede Islands.

From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry

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)