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Type Island
Usage English (American)
Scripts острова Диомида(Russian) دیومد (persian) ديوميدي (arabic) दिओमेदे (Hindi) ダイオメード (japanese) 狄俄墨得 (chinese) 디오메데스 (ko)
Other Forms FormsIŋaluk (Inupiaq) Gvozdev islands (other russian name ) Diomed (german/welsh) Díómede (icelandic) Diomède (french) Déiméid (irish) Diomèd (haitian creole)
Meaning & History
The Diomede islands are two islands both in the USA and Russia. They consist of big Diomede and little Diomede.
Danish investigator V. Bering founded the islands in 1728.
The Diomede islands was named for the Greek saint & martyr Diomedes.
Danish investigator V. Bering founded the islands in 1728.
The Diomede islands was named for the Greek saint & martyr Diomedes.