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9th Ward of New Orleans, Louisiana – lowest surface point in eastern United States, at −7 feet (− New Orleans , Louisiana , 29°58′N 90°03′W / 29.967°N 90.050°W / 29.967; -90.050 ( New Orleans, Louisiana ) – lowest city over 250,000 population in all U.S. territory and Western Hemisphere, with an average elevation ...
Extreme points are portions of a region which are further north, south, east, or west than any other. This is a list of extreme points in U.S. states , territories , and the District of Columbia . [ 1 ]
However, if the border between east and west is defined by the 180th meridian, the westernmost point is the West Point of Amatignak Island, as Attu Island is in the Eastern Hemisphere Easternmost point — Nordostrundingen , Greenland 81°26′25″N 11°29′22″W / 81.44028°N 11.48944°W / 81.44028; -11.48944 ( Nordostrundingen
Midway Atoll, Sand Island high point – 50 feet (15 m) [92] – The highest point of the U.S. minor outlying islands in the Pacific Ocean. Navassa Island high point – 280 feet (85 m) [91] – The highest point of all the U.S. minor outlying islands. Palmyra Atoll high point – 10 feet (3 m) [92] Wake Island high point – 26 feet (8 m) [93]
A rock east of Antigua: 61°40′W 178 Saint Kitts and Nevis: Eastern cape of Nevis, Saint James Windward Parish: 62°31′W 179 United States: Point Udall, Saint Croix, US Virgin Islands West Quoddy Head (50 States) 64°34′W 66°56′W 180 Puerto Rico: Cayo Norte, Culebra: 65°15′W 181 Chile: Nueva Island in Magallanes and Antártica ...
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
Easternmost point West Quoddy Head , Maine (also the easternmost point of the United States mainland ) 44°49′N 66°57′W / 44.817°N 66.950°W / 44.817; -
This is a list of countries by westernmost point on land (dependent territories included). A selection of dependent territories are listed in italics and are not ranked. There are five countries with territory on both sides of the 180th meridian , and thus can be said to be both the westernmost and easternmost countries: Russia , New Zealand ...