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Liam Buckler

Remote town in US home to only 77 people - which is just two miles from Russia

America's most remote town is home to just 77 people and only 2.4 miles away from Russia - but with a huge time difference.

The isolated city of Little Diomede is in the middle of the Bering Strait off Alaska, US, and is separated from Russia's Big Diomede by only a stretch of choppy sea.

Residents in their homes can view Russia from their own homes and, despite only being separated by a couple of miles, there is a huge 21-hour time difference between the two islands.

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