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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 ...
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: Point Barrow, Rose Atoll, Wake Island, Peaked Island (red dots); Point Udall, Guam, and Point Udall, USVI are shown as green dots.
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 ...
Calipatria, California, United States — lowest city of the Americas at −56 m (−1 Lago Enriquillo , Dominican Republic , Hispaniola 18°30′N 71°35′W / 18.500°N 71.583°W / 18.500; -71.583 ( Lago Enriquillo ) — lowest lake on an island and lowest surface point on any ocean island on Earth at −27 m (−
Territories of the United States are sub-national administrative divisions overseen by the federal government of the United States. The American territories differ from the U.S. states and Indian reservations as they are not sovereign entities. [ note 2 ] In contrast, each state has a sovereignty separate from that of the federal government and ...
Extreme points of Luxembourg. Extreme points of Madagascar. Extreme points of Malawi. Extreme points of Mali. Extreme points of Malta. Extreme points of the Marshall Islands. Extreme points of Mexico. Extreme points of the Federated States of Micronesia. Extreme points of Moldova.
Contents. Eastern United States. The area ceded to the United States in 1783 by Great Britain (in light brown) following the victory of George Washington and the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War is recognized as the Eastern United States. The Eastern United States, often abbreviated as simply the East, is a macroregion of the United ...
California. 42°00′34″N 122°22′41″W / 42.00944°N 122.37806°W / 42.00944; -122.37806. Oregon border northeast of Hornbrook. 32°32′04″N 117°07′26″W / 32.53444°N 117.12389°W / 32.53444; -117.12389. Baja California border where it meets the Pacific Ocean in Border Field State Park.