Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Question 812

X marked the border between the Y and Z. The island of Big W in Y is only 2.4 mi (4 km) from the island of Little W in the Z. Traditionally, the indigenous peoples in the area had frequently crossed the border back and forth for "routine visits, seasonal festivals and subsistence trade", but were prevented from doing so during the Cold War. Identify W, X, Y and Z and put funda.


Answer: W=Diomede, X=Bering Strait, Y=Russia, Z=USA.

3 Answers:

Debashish Maity said...

W : Diomede
X : ?
Y : Russia
Z : USA

Anusha said...

W - Diomede Islands
X - International Date line
Y & Z - USA and Russia

varun said...

W=diomede islands
X=International date line
Y=russia(siberia)
Z=usa(alaska)

big diomede island/tomorrow island(russia)and little diomede/yesterday isle(usa) are separated by idl.these are just 2.4 miles apart but time difference is around 20 hours.