Big Diomede Island
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Satellite image, Big Diomede on the left, Little Diomede on the right
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| Geography | |
| Location | Bering Sea |
| Coordinates | 65°46′52″N 169°03′25″W / 65.78111°N 169.05694°W |
| Area | 29 km2 (11 sq mi) |
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| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Big Diomede Island (Russian: о́стров Ратма́нова, ostrov Ratmanova (Russian for Ratmanov Island); Inupiat: Imaqłiq) or "Tomorrow Island" (due to the International Date Line) is an island among the 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.
Big Diomede Island is located about 45 km (28 mi) southeast of Cape Dezhnev on the Chukchi Peninsula and is Russia's easternmost point. The coordinates are 65°46′52″N 169°03′25″W / 65.78111°N 169.05694°WCoordinates: 65°46′52″N 169°03′25″W / 65.78111°N 169.05694°W. The rocky tuya-type island has an area of about 29 km2 (11 sq mi) The International Date Line is about 1.3 km (0.81 mi) east of the island. The highest point of the island is at 65°46'24.64" N, 169°04'06.61" W where the elevation reaches 1,566 feet tall.
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