Diomede Islands

Japanese: Diomede Islands(英語表記)DiomedeIslands
Diomede Islands

…From October to August, it is covered with pack ice. The Diomede Islands are in the center of the strait, and the Great Diomede Island (also called Ostrov Ratmanova, with an area of ​​10 km2) in the west is Russian territory, while the Little Diomede Island in the east is US territory. The earliest recorded passage through the strait was in 1648 by S. I. Dezhnyov and F. Alekseev, and V. Bering's expedition confirmed it as a strait in 1728. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Diomede Islands" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…10月から8月までは,流氷群に覆われる。海峡中央部にダイオミード諸島Diomede Islandsがあり,西の大ディオミード島(ラトマノフ島Ostrov Ratmanovaともいい,面積10km2)はロシア領,東の小ダイオミード島はアメリカ合衆国領である。この海峡を通過した記録としては,1648年のデジニョフS.I.DezhnyovとアレクセーエフF.Alekseevのものが最も早く,V.ベーリングの探検隊が1728年,海峡であることを確認した。…

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