Big Diomede
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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Big Diomede seen from its nearest neighbor, Little Diomede, located in the Alaskan subcontinent | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bering Strait |
| Coordinates | 65°46′52″N 169°03′25″W |
| Archipelago | Diomede Islands |
| Area | 29 km2 (11 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 477.3168 m (1566 ft) |
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Russia | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (permanent inhabitants) |
| Ethnic groups | Iñupiat (formerly) |
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