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This is a list of the extreme points of the United States, the points that are farther north, south, east, or west than any other location in the country. Also included are extreme points in elevation, extreme distances, and other points of peculiar geographic interest. ==Northernmost points== *Point Barrow, Alaska – northernmost point in all U.S. territory *Barrow, Alaska – northernmost incorporated place in all U.S. territory, population about 4,000 *Fairbanks, Alaska – northernmost city of more than 20,000 residents, and northernmost city with public road access *Anchorage, Alaska – northernmost city of more than 250,000 residents *Northwest Angle Inlet in Lake of the Woods, Minnesota – northernmost point in the 48 contiguous states (because of incomplete information at the time of the Treaty of Paris (1783) settling the American Revolutionary War) *Sumas, Washington – northernmost incorporated place in the 48 contiguous states (because of 19th century survey inaccuracy placing the international border slightly north of the 49th parallel here.〔(International Boundary Commission )〕) *Bellingham, Washington – northernmost city of more than 50,000 residents in the 48 contiguous states *Seattle, Washington – northernmost city of more than 500,000 residents in the United States *Alaska has the northernmost geographic center of all the states. North Dakota has the northernmost geographic center of the 48 contiguous states. :''Note that maps of the 48 states that are displayed in a non-cylindrical projection (i.e. curved lines of latitude) can give the impression that the state of Maine extends farther north than it actually does. The northernmost point in Maine is at approximately 47.46 degrees North latitude. This line of latitude passes through the southern suburbs of Seattle. From there, it is approximately north to the 49th parallel. A wide swath of land within the 48 states (encompassing portions of Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and Minnesota) is therefore farther north than any place in Maine. Included in this area are such places as Spokane, Washington; Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Great Falls, Montana; Minot and Grand Forks, North Dakota; and Bemidji, Minnesota. Even Isle Royale and parts of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (such as the Keweenaw Peninsula) are farther north than anywhere in Maine. By comparison, the southernmost land in Canada, Middle Island, Ontario, at a latitude of North 41°40'53", lies entirely south of 12 of the contiguous states - Washington, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, Michigan, Maine, Wisconsin, Oregon, South Dakota, New Hampshire and Vermont - and south of the northernmost border of 14 more of the contiguous states.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of extreme points of the United States」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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