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The United States and Kiribati have most of their territory east of the 180th meridian, in the Western Hemisphere, so they are considered to belong to the westernmost countries with their territory stretching as far to the west as beyond the 180th meridian into the Eastern Hemisphere. Conversely, Russia, New Zealand, and Fiji have most of their ...
Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands – easternmost capital city in the United States, by direction San Juan, Puerto Rico 18°27′56″N 66°06′21″W / 18.4655°N 66.1057°W / 18.4655; -66.1057 ( San Juan, PR ) – easternmost major city of more than 250,000 residents in all U.S.
List of countries by southernmost point; List of countries by easternmost point; List of countries by westernmost point; Northernmost settlements; Southernmost settlements; List of northernmost items; List of southernmost items; List of countries by highest point; List of countries by lowest point; List of elevation extremes by country
Colorado River of the United States and Mexico — longest Gulf of California main stem river at 2,330 km (1,448 Columbia River of Canada and the United States 46°14′39″N 124°3′29″W / 46.24417°N 124.05806°W / 46.24417; -124.05806 ( Columbia River ) — longest eastern Pacific Ocean main stem river at 2,000 km (1,243
Colorado River, United States and Mexico — longest Gulf of California main stem river at 2,330 km (1,450 Columbia River , Canada and the United States 46°14′39″N 124°3′29″W / 46.24417°N 124.05806°W / 46.24417; -124.05806 ( Columbia River ) — longest Pacific Ocean main stem river at 2,000 km (1,243
Point Udall is at the east end of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands.It is the easternmost point (by travel, not longitude) of the United States including insular areas.It was named in 1969 for Stewart Udall, United States Secretary of the Interior under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.
The easternmost and westernmost points on Earth, based on the east–west standard for describing longitude, can be found anywhere along the 180th meridian, which passes through the Arctic, Pacific, and Southern Oceans, as well as parts of Siberia (including Wrangel Island), Antarctica, and three islands of Fiji (Vanua Levu's eastern peninsula, the middle of Taveuni, and the western part of ...
At 11°19'W it is the most easterly point of land relative to either of the Americas (North and South America). Nordøstrundingen is further east than three countries in Africa and even further east than the westernmost point in Europe (excluding the Azores), which is Látrabjarg in Iceland.