Diomede, Alaska

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Diomede, Alaska is a small Inupiat village located on Little Diomede Island in the Bering Strait, known for its remote Arctic setting just miles from Russia’s Big Diomede Island.

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Diomede, Alaska canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf census-designated place
human settlement
village
accessibleBy boat in ice-free season
helicopter
winter ice runway when conditions permit
areaCode 907
borough Nome Census Area
climate polar climate
country United States
culturalRegion Inupiaq territory
linked to: Inupiat region
distanceToBigDiomede about 2.4 miles
economy subsistence hunting and fishing
ethnicGroup Inupiat
linked to: Inuit
featureType Arctic community
governedAs unorganized borough area
governingBody tribal council
hasAirport Diomede Heliport
hasReligiousInstitution local church
hasSchool Diomede School
hasStore small village store
indigenousPeople Inupiat
linked to: Inuit
locatedBetween Alaska and Chukotka
locatedIn Bering Strait
Little Diomede Island
locatedInBodyOfWater Bering Sea
locatedNear Big Diomede Island
Russia
locatedOn steep rocky island slope
nearestLargeCommunity Nome, Alaska
overlooks Bering Strait
population about 80 to 100 people
postalCode 99762
powerSource diesel generators
primaryLanguage English
Inupiaq
region Northwest Alaska
linked to: northwestern Alaska
schoolDistrict Bering Strait School District
separatedBy International Date Line
separatedFrom Big Diomede Island
state Alaska
timeZone Alaska Standard Time
linked to: Alaska Time Zone
timeZoneDST Alaska Daylight Time
traditionalActivities bird egg gathering
seal hunting
walrus hunting
whale hunting
transportHub Nome, Alaska
waterSource snow melt and rain catchment

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Little Diomede hasSettlement Diomede, Alaska
subject linked to: Diomede Islands
Nome Census Area contains Diomede, Alaska
Ignaluk hasSettlement Diomede, Alaska