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US Tracks Arctic-Bound Russia, China Ships Near Alaska
The remote island, which is closer to Russia (50 miles) than to Alaska (116 miles), is just south of the Arctic Circle. This "near Arctic" encounter came after Russia and China staged a joint ...
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American lone sailor held in far east Russia near Alaska
Russian border guards are holding an American man who came ashore in the remote far eastern Chukotka region after sailing in a dinghy from Alaska. The man's motives are not clear. He was found ...
Schoolchildren check satellite images for island in Russia — then find it’s missing
Mesyatsev Island was formed from Mesyatsev Cape around 1995 as water from a nearby glacier flowed toward the Arctic Ocean, ...
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Alaska treaty first widely criticized in US, but Russian nationalists said to regret massive American land grab today
The United States made the deal of the centuries — securing the vast Alaska territory from Russia for $7.2 million — on this day in history, Oct. 18, 1867. The transfer of 665,000 square miles ...
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How Russia Became the World’s Biggest Country
An interesting geographical fact is that Finland and North Korea are separated by only one country. That country is Russia.
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Meet Little Diomede Island in Alaska, the 'eyes and ears' of the United States just 2.4 miles from Russia
Geopolitical relations between Russia and the United States are often ... The city of Diomede, Alaska, on Little Diomede Island, has a population of 83 people, according to the 2020 census.
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Russia’s Warming Arctic Is a Climate Threat. War Has Shut Scientists Out of It.
Data flowing between Western and Russian scientists ... oversees a network of permafrost monitoring sites across both Russia and Alaska. He said that his Russian colleagues had become increasingly ...
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Arctic Science Diplomacy With Russia
The United States has the largest research partnerships arrangements with Russia. According to UNESCO, between 2017 and 2019 there were over 14,000 scientific papers co-authored between American ...
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How To Use Alaska Airlines Miles
But despite its regional status, Alaska Airlines’ loyalty program, Mileage Plan, offers excellent value for all travelers, no matter where they live. Earn 60,000 bonus miles plus Alaska's Famous ...
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On this day in history, October 18, 1867, United States purchases Alaska from Russia for cool $7.2 million
The two nations are separated by just 2.4 miles of ocean in the Bering Strait between the islands of Big Diomede (part of Russia) and Little Diomede (part of Alaska).
Ukraine is fighting 50,000 troops in Russia’s Kursk region, Zelensky says
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Russia has deployed nearly 50,000 troops to Kursk, the southern Russian region ...
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Russia-Ukraine crisis: How likely is it to escalate into broader war?
No. As bad as the situation on the Russia-Ukraine border is right now, it does not currently involve a direct military confrontation between Nato and Russia. In fact, when the US and Britain ...