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Countries Closest to Alaska - One Minute Sprint

In one minute, which countries lie closest to Alaska?
Excludes offshore uninhabited islands
Countries in red do not appear in the Countries of the World quiz, but do appear in the Countries 197 to 205 quiz
In this series: 15 seconds, 1 minute and full length
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Last updated: July 26, 2021
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First submittedJanuary 23, 2016
Times taken157
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km
country
miles
0
Canada
0
44
Russia
28
2135
Greenland
1327
2195
Japan
1364
2677
China
1663
2689
Mexico
1671
3291
North Korea
2045
3703
South Korea
2301
3740
Mongolia
2324
4163
Iceland
2587
km
country
miles
4170
Norway
2591
4289
Finland
2665
4407
Sweden
2739
4644
Marshall Islands
2886
4907
Faroe Islands
3049
5165
Bahamas
3209
5169
United Kingdom
3212
5200
Taiwan
3231
5226
Cuba
3247
5251
Fed States of Micronesia
3263
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Level 76
Jan 23, 2016
Good choice, produced very interesting set of answers. Reguarding Russia distance - since Big Diomede is uninhabited, should it be excluded? I don't actually know because I am not sure what 'offshore' means
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Level 76
Jan 23, 2016
Indeed - distances updated. The 4 km / 2 mile distance is certainly much more famous!
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Level 67
Jul 25, 2021
Greenland is an autonomous region of Denmark.
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Level 76
Jul 26, 2021
Please read the instructions, and in any case Greenland is a country within the Kingdom of Denmark.