How many miles is it from Alaska to Russia?
The Bering Strait is where Alaska and Russia are at their closest. The Russian and Alaskan mainlands are approximately 52 miles/83 km from each other. That’s from the western tip of Alaska’s Seward Peninsula and Russia’s Chukotsk Peninsula. In the middle of the strait are two Islands, Little Diomede (Alaska) and Big Diomede (Russia). These two islands are about 2.5 miles/4 km apart.
