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Posted on Sep 21, 2025 / Travel

• At its narrowest, it’s only about 55 miles wide, making Russia and the U.S. surprisingly close neighbors.
• The two islands in the middle — Big Diomede (Russia) and Little Diomede (USA) — are only 2.4 miles apart.
• Those islands are separated not just by water but also by the International Date Line, meaning they’re almost a full day apart in time zones.
• During the Ice Age, a land bridge called Beringia connected Asia and North America across the strait.
• The waters are home to some of the world’s largest marine mammal migrations.
• Ideas for a “Bering Strait Tunnel” have been proposed for over 100 years but never built.

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