Diomede, Alaska
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Diomede, Alaska Iŋaliq |
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Photo of Diomede (Inalik) village on the west coast
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 Diomede, Alaska
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| Coordinates: 65°45′30″N 168°57′06″W / 65.75833°N 168.95167°WCoordinates: 65°45′30″N 168°57′06″W / 65.75833°N 168.95167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alaska |
| Census Area | Nome |
| Incorporated | October 28, 1970 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cassandra Ahkvaluk |
| • State senator | Donny Olson (D) |
| • State rep. | Neal Foster (D) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.8 sq mi (7.4 km2) |
| • Land | 2.8 sq mi (7.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 115 |
| Time zone | Alaska (AKST) (UTC-9) |
| • Summer (DST) | AKDT (UTC-8) |
| ZIP code | 99762 |
| Area code | 907 |
| FIPS code | 02-19060 |
| GNIS ID | 1401213 |
Diomede (native name Iŋaliq, meaning "the other one" or "the one over there") is a city in the Nome Census Area of the Unorganized Borough of the U.S. state of Alaska, located on Little Diomede Island. Little Diomede is the smaller of the two Diomede Islands located in the middle of the Bering Strait between the Alaskan mainland and the Russian Far East. Its neighboring island is the Big Diomede, Russia, behind the International Date Line, and is less than 2.4 miles (3.9 km) away. The populated area of Diomede lies on the west side of Little Diomede and is the only settlement on the island. The population was 115 at the 2010 census.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.84 square miles (7.4 km2), all of it land.
Little Diomede Island is located about 25 miles (40 km) west from the mainland, in the middle of the Bering Strait. It is only 0.6 miles (0.97 km) from the International Date Line and about 2.4 miles (3.9 km) from the Russian island of Big Diomede.
The Little Diomede island is composed of Cretaceous age granite or quartz monzonite. The location of the city is the only area which does not have near-vertical cliffs to the water. Behind the city and around the entire island rocky slopes rise at about 40° up to the relatively flattened top in 1,148–1,191 feet (350–363 m). The island has very scant vegetation.
The current location of the city, which is believed to be at least 3,000 years old by some archaeologists, was originally a spring hunting campsite and the early explorers from the west found the Iñupiat (Eskimo/Inuit) at Diomede had an advanced culture including their elaborate whale hunting ceremonies. Trading was made with both continents.
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