A TikTok person has gone viral after explaining how two islands have a 21-hour time distinction regardless of being simply three miles aside.
The Diomede Islands are separated by the Worldwide Date Line which passes by the Pacific Ocean and marks the boundary between one calendar day and the subsequent.
It means the island of Massive Diomede is nearly a day forward of its neighbour Little Diomede regardless of sitting aspect by aspect within the Bering Strait between mainland Alaska and Siberia.
Massive Diomede is situated on the Russian aspect whereas Little Diomede is on the US aspect.
The ice bridge that varieties between the 2 islands in winter makes it attainable, though unlawful, to stroll the brief distance between them and actually journey by time.
It additionally means it’s theoretically attainable to stroll from Russia to the US and the journey may also be made by sailboat, kayak or swimming.
The astonishing reality was highlighted in a TikTok video demonstrating among the uncommon locations on Earth.
Within the clip, a voiceover says: “There are some bizarre locations on the earth. These are the Diomede Islands.
“They sit on a Date Line. They’ve a 20-hour time distinction despite the fact that they’re solely 2.5 miles aside.”
One individual joked: “Think about engaged on each islands. You could possibly do two eight hour shifts in the identical day.”
A second individual stated: “You could possibly be on one island on New Yr’s and return a yr.”
Whereas one other replied “Double NYE, think about the hangover.”
The islands are named after the Greek Saint Diomede. They have been found by Danish-Russian navigator Vitus Bering on August 16, 1728.
It marks the day on which the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates the reminiscence of Saint Diomede.
Native folks nonetheless dwell on Little Diomede which has a inhabitants of round 110 folks.
In Massive Diomede, the Soviet authorities relocated its indigenous inhabitants to mainland Russia and the island is barely inhabited by army models.
These dwelling on the Russian aspect have been forcibly resettled in Siberia after the beginning of the Chilly Struggle greater than 70 years in the past and the border was closed.