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Little Diomede Island (Inupiat: ''Iŋaliq''; formerly known as Krusenstern Island, which can also refer to other places)〔(The American Local History Network )〕 is an island of Alaska, United States. It is the smaller of the two Diomede Islands located in the middle of the Bering Strait between the Alaska mainland and Siberia. Its neighboring island Big Diomede is less than to the west, but is part of Russia and west of the International Date Line. As of the 2010 census, Little Diomede had a population of 110, down from its recorded peak of 178 in 1990.〔Local Economic Development Plan for Diomede 2012-2017, citing 1990 U.S. census〕 The entirety of the island is in the City of Diomede (Inupiat: ''Iŋaliq'' meaning "the other one" or "the one over there").〔Local Economic Development Plan for Diomede 2012-2017〕 The island is not part of any organized borough, so some services are provided directly by the state. For census purposes, it is included in the Nome Census Area. ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the island has a total area of , all of it land. On the western shore of the island is the village of Diomede, also known as ''Inalik''. Little Diomede Island is located about west from the mainland, in the middle of the Bering Strait. It is only from the International Date Line and about from the Russian island of Big Diomede. The highest point on Little Diomede Island is 494m (about halfway along the west coast, about 1.5 km southeast of the village, facing the southern tip of Big Diomede). There is a heliport, the Diomede Heliport, with regular helicopter flights. During the winter, the town villagers carve a runway into the thick ice sheet so that bush planes can deliver vital products, such as medicine. Due to annual variations of the ice sheet, the runway changes position every year. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Little Diomede Island」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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