Because of the time difference, the islands are sometimes referred to as Yesterday Island and Tomorrow Island.

“These people have been living here for thousands ... More than 1,000 kilometers northeast of Diomede on Alaska's northern coast, VOA's Natasha Mozgovaya reports on permafrost and polar bears ...

Little Diomede Island is a part of Alaska in the United States and is ... In winter, the Bering Strait freezes which even allows the people to walk or sled across the ice between the two islands.