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Diomede Islands Definition

Di·o·mede· Islands (dī′ə med′)

two islands in the Bering Strait, between Siberia & Alaska; Big Diomede, Russia (Russ. name Ratmanov) & Little Diomede

, U.S.: U.S.-Russia boundary passes between them

Etymology: so named by Vitus Bering, who discovered them (1728) on St. Diomede's Day (August 16)

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