TikTok user shows a way to walk from America to Russia

Yep, it’s possible to walk between the two countries – and a TikTok video is going viral for showing how it can be done.

A new user to TikTok has gone viral for saying there’s a way to walk to Russia all the way from the United States.

Laub Andrew made his TikTok debut with a “geography lesson” on February 22 that features the two Diomede Islands out in the Bering Strait, which separates the two countries.

Big Diomede is a 29sq km island that is a part of Russia and Little Diomede is a 7.2sq km island that is part of Alaska.

“These islands are only two-and-a-half miles (4km) apart, which means that in the winter when the water freezes, you can walk from the United States to Russia in only 20 minutes,” he explained.

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“To make matters even crazier, Big Diomede Island is 21 hours ahead of Little Diomede Island,” he continued while he pulled up photos of the two islands.

“Which means that if you were to walk from the United States to Russia, you’d literally be walking into the next day. This is why they call Little Diomede island ‘Yesterdayland’ and Big Diomede ‘Tomorrowland”.

Within two weeks, Andrew’s video has racked up more than 1.1 million likes, more than 39,700 shares and 7900 comments.

However, people who were looking forward to travelling to Russia on foot will likely be disappointed to know the water between the two islands has not frozen in years due to climate change.

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According to an interview by Science Magazine, environmental co-ordinator Opik Ahkinga at Little Diomede says the Bering Sea hasn’t really frozen since 2012.

“We haven’t seen a good freeze up since 2012. When I say ‘freeze up’, I mean there was no open water to be seen around both islands for 2-plus miles (3.2km),” she told the magazine in 2019.

“(Instead) we saw areas of open water on both the north and south sides of Big Diomede.”

Likewise, a report from National Geographic says the temperature had gone up in recent years at both islands.

The two Diomede Islands are between Russia and the United States. Picture: Wikimedia Commons

Ice bridges between the two islands were more common during winter months decades and even centuries ago. Historical records show indigenous groups used these frozen routes to travel between the two islands.

For travellers who are intent on exploring the Diomede Islands when international travel returns, a private boat ride is your best bet if you have the appropriate travel visas and permits and can actually find someone who can legally transport you.

Military bases are stationed at each island, which is a factor that could add to already difficult travel arrangements.

The current Native Village of Diomede in Little Diomede, Alaska is home to the Ingalikmiut Eskimo village. Its population is said to include 88 people.

This article originally appeared on Fox News and was reproduced with permission