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Extreme points in the 50 states: Point Barrow, Ka Lae, Sail Rock, Peaked Island Extreme points in the contiguous 48 states: Northwest Angle, Ballast Key, Sail Rock, Bodelteh Islands Extreme points of the U.S. on the North American continent: Point Barrow, Cape Sable, West Quoddy Head, Cape Prince of Wales Extreme points in all U.S. territory ...
This is a list of extreme points in U.S. states, territories, and the District of Columbia. [ 1 ] Although many borders were initially defined by treaty or other agreement to be along a specific line of latitude or longitude, inaccuracies with surveying equipment/techniques caused the surveyed lines to deviate slightly from the true boundaries.
Northernmost Point in the Contiguous U.S. marker. According to the United States Census Bureau, Angle Township has a total area of 596.3 square miles (1,544 km 2), of which 123.09 square miles (318.8 km 2) is land and 473.2 square miles (1,226 km 2) (79.36%) is water.
Point Barrow or Nuvuk is a headland on the Arctic coast in the U.S. state of Alaska, 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Utqiagvik (formerly Barrow). It is the northernmost point of all the territory of the United States, at 71°23′20″N 156°28′45″W / 71.38889°N 156.47917°W / 71.38889; -156.47917 ( Point Barrow ) , 1,122 ...
The northernmost summits of their elevation in the United States; Rank Mountain peak State Mountain range Elevation Prominence Isolation Location; 6 Mount Chamberlin [6] [7] [a] [b] Alaska
The westernmost point in the contiguous United States is at Cape Alava, south of Cape Flattery in Olympic National Park. However, the westernmost tip of Cape Flattery is almost exactly as far west as Cape Alava, the difference being approximately 5 seconds of longitude, about 360 feet (110 m), at high tide and somewhat more at low tide.
Maps show where the northern lights may be visible over the United States.
If non-permanent islands are included, then the northernmost point is Qeqertaq Avannarleq. If Greenland is excluded from North America, the northernmost point is Cape Columbia , Ellesmere Island , Nunavut , Canada 83°8′N 74°13′W / 83.133°N 74.217°W / 83.133; -74.217 ( Cape Columbia