You can walk from Russia to Alaska in winter when the Bering Strait freezes.
✓ TRUE FACT
The narrowest gap is about 82 km, and the Diomede Islands reduce the “visible gap” to a few kilometers between them—but it’s still extremely dangerous and not a casual/legal walk. Sea ice can form, but conditions and permissions make this more mythic than practical.
🤯 "You can walk from Russia to Alaska in winter when the Bering Strait freezes. A frozen shortcut between continents."