Two islands, 3.8 km apart, 21 hours of time difference.

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Why are the Diomede Islands almost a day apart?

1. Russia doesn't use daylight saving
2. The International Date Line runs between them
3. They lie in different hemispheres
4. Alaska has its own calendar

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