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 NERFINISHED
climate polar climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalRegion Inupiaq territory NERFINISHED
distanceToBigDiomede about 2.4 miles
economy subsistence hunting and fishing
ethnicGroup Inupiat NERFINISHED
featureType Arctic community
governedAs unorganized borough area
governingBody tribal council
hasAirport Diomede Heliport NERFINISHED
hasReligiousInstitution local church
hasSchool Diomede School NERFINISHED
hasStore small village store
indigenousPeople Inupiat NERFINISHED
locatedBetween Alaska and Chukotka
locatedIn Bering Strait NERFINISHED
Little Diomede Island NERFINISHED
locatedInBodyOfWater Bering Sea NERFINISHED
locatedNear Big Diomede Island NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
locatedOn steep rocky island slope
nearestLargeCommunity Nome, Alaska NERFINISHED
overlooks Bering Strait NERFINISHED
population about 80 to 100 people
postalCode 99762
powerSource diesel generators
primaryLanguage English
Inupiaq NERFINISHED
region Northwest Alaska NERFINISHED
schoolDistrict Bering Strait School District NERFINISHED
separatedBy International Date Line NERFINISHED
separatedFrom Big Diomede Island NERFINISHED
state Alaska
timeZone Alaska Standard Time NERFINISHED
timeZoneDST Alaska Daylight Time NERFINISHED
traditionalActivities bird egg gathering
seal hunting
walrus hunting
whale hunting
transportHub Nome, Alaska NERFINISHED
waterSource snow melt and rain catchment

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diomede Islands hasSettlement Diomede, Alaska
subject surface form: Little Diomede
Nome Census Area contains Diomede, Alaska
Ignaluk hasSettlement Diomede, Alaska