The city of Diomede, Alaska, on Little Diomede Island, has a population of 83 people, according to the 2020 census. Big Diomede Island features a similarly barren landscape to Little Diomede ...

The city of Diomede, Alaska, on Little Diomede Island had a population of just 83 people as of the 2020 census. The island has no place to land large ships and its only frozen airstrip was broken ...

Little Diomede, as the name suggests, is the smaller of the two islands and belongs to the US. It has an area of roughly 7 square kilometers (2.8 square miles) and as of 2021 , a population of 82.

Unlike its Russian counterpart, Little Diomede has its own town, although the population has dropped to only 82 compared to a peak of 178 in the 1990s.

Life in Diomede, Alaska, is unlike anywhere else in the United States. Just 2.4 miles from Russia's Big Diomede Island, the city of 83 people can see the border from the shore. "We're safe, as long as ...

"We're safe, as long as we sleep good at night," Soolook told Insider, noting that Soolook told Insider that life on the island hasn't changed dramatically since Russia invaded Ukraine. "We keep the ...

Life in Diomede, Alaska, is unlike anywhere else in the United States. Just 2.4 miles from Russia's Big Diomede Island, the city of 83 people can see the border from the shore. "We're safe, as ...

Life in Diomede, Alaska, is unlike anywhere else in the United States. Just 2.4 miles from Russia's Big Diomede Island, the city of 83 people can see the border from the shore. "We're safe, as long as ...

The little Alaskan city's 83 residents can see Russia — including military base watchtowers — from their houses. Meet Little Diomede Island in Alaska, the 'eyes and ears' of the United States ...