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Big Diomede (Tomorrow Island)
  • Russian: Остров Ратманова
  • Inupiaq: Imaqłiq
Big Diomede seen from its nearest neighbor, Little Diomede, located in the Alaskan subcontinent
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Geography
LocationBering Strait
Coordinates65°46′52″N 169°03′25″W / 65.78111°N 169.05694°W / 65.78111; -169.05694
ArchipelagoDiomede Islands
Area29 km2 (11 sq mi)
Highest elevation477.3168 m (1566 ft)
Administration
Russia Russia
Demographics
Population0 (permanent inhabitants)
Ethnic groupsIñupiat (formerly)
Additional information
Time zone
  • Kamchatka Time – UTC+12

Big Diomede Island or Tomorrow Island (Russian: Остров Ратманова, romanized: ostrov Ratmanova; Ratmanov Island, Chukot: Имэлин; Inupiaq: Imaqłiq) is the western island of the two Diomede Islands in the middle of the Bering Strait. The island is a part of the Chukotsky District of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug of Russia. The border separating Russia and the United States runs north–south between the Diomede Islands.

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