Check out our new site at openwaterswimming.com
Little Diomede
Little Diomede Island (native name Ignaluk; formerly known as Krusenstern Island) is an island of Alaska, United States. It is the smaller of the two Diomede Islands located in the middle of the Bering Strait between the Alaska mainland and Siberia. Its neighboring island Big Diomede is less than 2.4 miles (3.9 km) to the west, but is part of Russia and west of the International Date Line.
Little Diomede Island has a population of 135. The entirety of the island is in the city of Diomede, also known by its native name Inalik. The island is not part of any organized borough, so some services are provided directly by the state.
Little Diomede received international exposure when it was the staring point of Lynne Cox's solo open water swim to Big Diomede. It was also featured in the television travel series Full Circle with Michael Palin, in which he sets off from Little Diomede on a year-round excursion to the countries encircling the Pacific Ocean. Little Diomede was also featured on Discovery Channel's series Flying Wild Alaska.
Tandem Swim Between Diomede Islands
External links
- What Was The Most Impactful Open Water Swim In World History?
- The Who's Who Of Extremists Gather At Top Of World
- Matías Ola, Uniting The World Through The Open Water
- Adventurous 5 Among 50 Across The Bering Strait
- The Boys Will Bring Us Home...Across The Bering Strait
- The Deadliest Swim, Russia to USA Across the Bering Strait
- Bright As Can Be
- Mind Over Matter, Swimming 1000m @ 0ºC
- Swimming In Siberia, Russian Winter Swimming Champs
- Most Difficult Swims In The World - Southern Hemisphere
- Most Difficult Swims In The World - Northern Hemisphere
- America's Very Difficult Open Water Swims
- 10 Difficult Short Open Water Swims
- Swimming From Little Diomede To Ratmanova Island
- Alexandr Brylin, Grigori Prokopchuk Cross To Ratmamova
- Alexandr Brylin, Grigori Prokopchuk's Diomedes Swim Is 2014 World Open Water Swimming Performance Of The Year
- Having A Strong Will To Succeed
- Orange County Woman Swims to Soviet Union
- Nobody Else Will Ever Do It, Says Coach of Swim Feat
- Who Will Ever Cross The Bering Strait Again?
- Bering Strait Relay, Ice Swimming Hall Of Fame Honor Event
