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  • Gary, I hope there are no clouds in the sky on Little Diomede, so that you may see Big Diomede, which is the only thing Russian you will see, unless Putin rears his head.

    Morning Buzz: Pointing Fingers 2008

  • In Alaska, there is a remote island called Little Diomede located just 2.4 miles from its Russian twin, Big Diomede, which is visible.

    Denver Post: News: Breaking Oil Can 2009

  • There is only one small island in Alaska from which you can see Russia -- it's a little island called Little Diomede, which is 2.4 miles away from Big Diomede, which is in Russia.

    Charlottesville Blogs 2008

  • At today’s TechCrunch Cloud Computing Roundtable event, a new storage company called Diomede launched in private beta with the goal of offering low cost cloud-based storage that is also very energy efficient.

    Diomede Offers Green File Storage In The Cloud For A Fraction Of The Cost Jason Kincaid 2005

  • At today’s TechCrunch Cloud Computing Roundtable event, a new storage company called Diomede launched in private beta with the goal of offering low cost cloud-based storage that is also very energy efficient.

    2009 February Erick Schonfeld 2005

  • And it was incredible to stand on the shores of Big Diomede and hug the Russians and feel their warmth and joy, and know that they were as moved by the swim as we were, that theylike uswanted to be friends.

    Lynne Cox - An interview with author 2010

  • To see families reunited on Big Diomede Island for the first time in forty-eight years was absolutely fantastic.

    Lynne Cox - An interview with author 2010

  • Little Diomede Island in Alaska on August 7, 1987, swam across the international dateline, and landed on Big Diomede Island in the Soviet Union on August 8,

    Lynne Cox - An interview with author 2010

  • No one believed that the Soviets would allow a group of Americans to land on what was a high-security area on Big Diomede Island.

    Lynne Cox - An interview with author 2010

  • She is confused in that she thinks looking over at Big Diomede island constitutes foreign experience.

    A Mighty Mini Marlin 2008

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