Little Diomede Island
Native name: Iŋaliq (Inupiaq) | |
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The native Iñupiat village of Diomede/Iŋaliq on Little Diomede Island | |
Little Diomede | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bering Strait |
| Coordinates | 65°45′15″N 168°55′15″W / 65.75417°N 168.92083°W |
| Archipelago | Diomede Islands |
| Area | 2.43 sq mi (6.3 km2) |
| Highest elevation | 1,621 ft (494.1 m) |
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United States | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 77 (2023) |
| Pop. density | 33.72/sq mi (13.019/km2) |
| Ethnic groups | 96% Iŋaliq Iñupiaq |
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Little Diomede Island or Yesterday Island (Inupiaq: Iŋaliq, formerly known as Krusenstern Island, Russian: остров Крузенштерна, romanized: ostrov Kruzenshterna) is an inhabited island of Alaska. It is the smaller of the two Diomede Islands located in the Bering Strait between the Alaskan mainland and Siberia. The island has one town, also called Diomede.