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|image name = Diomede Islands Bering Sea Jul 2006.jpg|thumb |image caption= Diomede Islands: Little Diomede (left) and Big Diomede (right). Picture taken looking southwards. |locator map = BeringSt-close-VE.jpg|thumb |map caption = Satellite photo of the Bering Strait, with the Diomede Islands at center |nickname = |location = Bering Strait |coordinates = |total islands= 2 |area_km2 = |length_km = |width_km = |highest mount= |elevation_m = |population = 0 (Big Island) 135〔Little Diomede Island〕 (Little Island) |population as of = 2011 |density_km2 = |ethnic groups= |country = Russia / United States }} The Diomede Islands (; (ロシア語:острова́ Диоми́да), ''ostrová Diomída''), also known in Russia as Gvozdev Islands ((ロシア語:острова́ Гво́здева), ''ostrová Gvozdjeva''), consist of two rocky, tuya-like islands: * The Russian island of ''Big Diomede'' (part of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug), also known as ''Imaqliq'', ''Inaliq'', ''Nunarbuk'' or ''Ratmanov Island'' * The United States island of ''Little Diomede'' or, in its native language, ''Ignaluk'' (it is also known as Krusenstern Island, though this may also refer to other places) The Diomede Islands are located in the middle of the Bering Strait between mainland Alaska and Siberia, with the Chukchi Sea to the north and the Bering Sea to the south. to the southeast is Fairway Rock, which is generally not considered part of the Diomede Islands. Because they are separated by the International Date Line, Big Diomede is almost a day ahead of Little Diomede, but not completely; due to locally defined time zones, Big Diomede is only 21 hours ahead of Little Diomede (not 23 hours ahead - which is a common misconception). Because of this the islands are sometimes called Tomorrow Island (Big Diomede) and Yesterday Isle (Little Diomede). ==Location== The islands are separated by an international border, which is also part of the International Date Line, about from each island, at 168°58'37"W. At their closest points, the two islands are about apart. The small habitation on Little Diomede Island is centered on the west side of the island at the village of Diomede. The Big Diomede Island is the easternmost point of Russia. The Diomede Islands are often mentioned as likely intermediate stops for the hypothetical bridge or tunnel (Bering Strait crossing) spanning the Bering Strait. During winter, an ice bridge usually spans the distance between these two islands; therefore during such times it is theoretically possible (although not legal, since travel between the two islands is forbidden) to walk between the United States and Russia, creating a link between The Old and New World. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Diomede Islands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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