Diomede Island is a remote Arctic island located in the Bering Strait between Alaska, United States, and Chukotka, Russia. It is divided into two parts, Big Diomede Island (owned by Russia) and Little Diomede Island (owned by the United States). However, neither part of the island has a city or any permanent population.
Big Diomede Island, also known as Ratmanov Island, is approximately 30 square kilometers in size and is uninhabited. It was formerly populated before the Soviet Union relocated the indigenous people to the mainland, and now it serves as a military base.
Little Diomede Island, also known as Krusenstern Island, is smaller in size, with an area of about 7.3 square kilometers. It is home to an Inupiat community called Diomede, but it is more of a village than a city, with a population of around 100 people. The village has limited infrastructure, including a school, church, and a small airport for essential transportation. The primary economic activities on the island are subsistence hunting and fishing.
Both islands are considered extremely remote and isolated, with harsh Arctic climates and challenging living conditions. Additionally, the Bering Strait between the islands is frozen for most of the year, making transportation and communication difficult.