Can You Really See Russia From Alaska? Well, yes. But not in the way you would think.
THE DIOMEDE ISLANDS A A Located in the center of the Bering Straight C S and separated by the International Date Line, A Big Diomede t C i h tra two tiny islands show how close Russia and rin e Alaska truly are. A thick fog typically blankets the islands. However, on a clear day, one can 2 stand on the shore of Little Diomede and see R SS A .5 Little Diomede mi Russian territory in the horizon. During the ht A i a months of January through June, you can even r t S A walk to Big Diomede accross the frozen head- A n i r waters. But, it’s not as though one can see e into the heart of Russia. Big Diomede is home ht trai to a lone weather station, and the land beyond erin holds a massive, desolate expanse known as the Chukotka autonomous district.