The Diomede Islands are named after Saint Diomedes. The Inupiaq name Iŋaliq means “the other one” or “the one over there”.
The two islands are respectively nicknamed “Yesterday Island” (Little Diomede Island) and “Tomorrow Island” (Big Diomede Island) because the International Date Line runs between them, making the date on Little Diomede Island always one day behind the date on Big Diomede Island.
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The lifestyle described on the town’s wikipedia page is rough. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diomede,_Alaska
