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The Diomede Islands are less than four kilometers apart but have a twenty-one hour time difference.

Why it is true

The International Date Line passes exactly between the two islands. Big Diomede belongs to Russia and Little Diomede to the United States, placing them on opposite days and time zones.

Source: USGS

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