I know that many of you remember when Sarah Palin said she could see Alaska from her house. Well, not exactly, but you can literally see Russia from Alaska. The Diomede Islands are in the middle of the Bering Sea. One is Russian, the other American and only 2.4 miles apart. Little Diomede has about 110 people living there whereas Big Diomede has zero. #AlaskaFacts https://hasanjasim.online/these-two-islands-are-only-three-miles-apart-but-are-separated-by-nearly-an-entire-day-in-time-zones/
@MicheleV_AK There are still a few (not many) speakers of at least one native language that crosses the strait.