Difference between revisions of "See Russia from Alaska"
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(Big Diomede, a Siberian island, is 3 miles west of Little Diomede, an Alaskan island.) |
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*[http://vilda.alaska.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/cdmg11&CISOPTR=6711&REC=2 Picture showing how close the two islands are] | *[http://vilda.alaska.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/cdmg11&CISOPTR=6711&REC=2 Picture showing how close the two islands are] | ||
| + | *[http://www.amnation.com/vfr/archives/011525.html unedited transcript of Charles Gibson's interview with Gov. Palin] | ||
Revision as of 20:25, August 18, 2011
Sarah Palin called Russia and the USA "neighbors", in response to an interview question.
- "They're our next door neighbors and you can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska."
She was referring to a pair of islands in the Bering Strait. Big Diomede, a Siberian island, is 3 miles west of Little Diomede, an Alaskan island.