The Diomede Islands - two craggy specks in the middle of the Bering Strait-sit two and a half miles apart but live in different days. Little Diomede, U.S. territory, and Big Diomede, Russian, are ...
Imagine standing on a snow-covered rock in the middle of the ocean, staring at a neighboring island just four kilometers away. It looks close enough to swim to - or walk across in winter when the sea ...