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Big Diomede, a Siberian island, is 3 miles west of Little Diomede, an Alaskan island.
Sarah Palin called Russia and the USA "neighbors", in response to an interview question.
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.
==Links==
*[http://vilda.alaska.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/cdmg11&CISOPTR=6711&REC=2 Picture showing how close the two islands are]