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* East : [[West Quoddy Head Light|West Quoddy Head]] near [[Lubec, Maine|Lubec]], [[Maine]] ({{coor dms|44|49|N|66|57|W}})<ref name="profile"/> |
* East : [[West Quoddy Head Light|West Quoddy Head]] near [[Lubec, Maine|Lubec]], [[Maine]] ({{coor dms|44|49|N|66|57|W}})<ref name="profile"/> |
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===Lower 48 States=== |
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The [[geographic center]] of the Lower, Conterminous or Contiguous 48 States (excluding Alaska and Hawai'i) is located near [[Lebanon, Kansas|Lebanon]] in [[Smith County, Kansas|Smith County]], [[Kansas]] ({{coor dms|39|50|N|98|35|W}})<ref name="USGS"/> |
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* North: [[Lake of the Woods]] [[Minnesota]] ({{coor dms|49|23|N|95|09|W}})<ref name="profile"/> |
* North: [[Lake of the Woods]] [[Minnesota]] ({{coor dms|49|23|N|95|09|W}})<ref name="profile"/> |
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* South: [[Ballast Key, Florida|Ballast Key]], [[Florida]], ({{coor dms|24|31|N|81|58|W}})<ref name="profile"/> |
* South: [[Ballast Key, Florida|Ballast Key]], [[Florida]], ({{coor dms|24|31|N|81|58|W}})<ref name="profile"/> |
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Revision as of 21:39, 25 January 2007
This is a list of the extreme points of the United States of America: the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location, as well as the highest and lowest points.
Latitude and longitude
Entire country
The geographic center of the United States of America (including Alaska and Hawai'i) is located west of Castle Rock in Butte County, South Dakota. (44°58′N 103°46′W / 44.967°N 103.767°W)
- North : Point Barrow or Nuvuk (Alaska) (71°23′20″N 156°28′45″W / 71.38889°N 156.47917°W)[1]
- South : Ka Lae, also known as South Point (Hawai'i) (18°55′N 155°41′W / 18.917°N 155.683°W)[1]
- West : Cape Wrangell, Attu Island, in the Aleutians (Alaska) (52°51′N 172°27′E / 52.850°N 172.450°E)[1][2]
- East : West Quoddy Head near Lubec, Maine (44°49′N 66°57′W / 44.817°N 66.950°W)[1]
Lower 48 States
The geographic center of the Lower, Conterminous or Contiguous 48 States (excluding Alaska and Hawai'i) is located near Lebanon in Smith County, Kansas (39°50′N 98°35′W / 39.833°N 98.583°W)[3]
- North: Lake of the Woods Minnesota (49°23′N 95°09′W / 49.383°N 95.150°W)[1]
- South: Ballast Key, Florida, (24°31′N 81°58′W / 24.517°N 81.967°W)[1]
- West: Bodelteh Islands, Washington (48°11′N 124°46′W / 48.183°N 124.767°W)[1]
- East: West Quoddy Head near Lubec, Maine (44°49′N 66°57′W / 44.817°N 66.950°W)[1]
Measured from the Meridian at Greenwich, England
- East: Alaska - Pochnoi Point, Semisopochnoi Island, Alaska (Coordinates: Unknown argument format
)[1] - West: Alaska - Amatignak Island (51°17′N 179°09′W / 51.283°N 179.150°W)[1]
Altitude
- Maximum (Highest): Mount McKinley (Alaska) 20,320 feet above sea level.[1]
- Minimum (Lowest): Death Valley (California) 282 feet below sea level.[1]
Notes and references
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Profile of the People and Land of the United States from National Atlas of the United States and The National Atlas of the United States of America published by the United States Department of the Interior (citing the U.S Geological Survey, 2002). Accessed 25 January 2007.
- ^ Technically, in terms of relative east, Attu Island, Alaska, would be considered the easternmost point.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
USGSwas invoked but never defined (see the help page).