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Maine is the northernmost and largest state in New England, accounting for almost half of the region's entire land area. Maine is the only state to border exactly one other American state. Approximately half the area of Maine lies on each side of the 45th parallel north in latitude.
[8] [9] Maine is the only U.S. state whose name has only one syllable. [10] [11] Attempts to uncover the history of the name of Maine began with James Sullivan's 1795 "History of the District of Maine."
States have generally retained their initial borders once established. Only three states (Kentucky, Maine, and West Virginia) have been created directly from area belonging to another state (although at the time of admission, Vermont agreed to a monetary payment for New York to relinquish its claim); all of the other states were created from ...
[64] [65] Maine alone constitutes nearly one-half of the total area of New England, yet is only the 39th-largest state, slightly smaller than Indiana. The remaining states are among the smallest in the U.S., including the smallest state—Rhode Island. The areas of the states (including water area) are: Maine, 35,380 square miles (91,600 km 2)
Alaska and Hawaii do not share borders with any other U.S. state. Alaska shares its land border with Canada and sea border with the Russian Federation . This is a container category .
U.S. Republican Reps. Mike Kelly of Pennsylvania and Ryan Zinke of Montana co-chair the Northern Border Security Caucus, which was formed in February. Along Alaska-to-Maine border, migration hits ...
The location of the state of Maine in the United States of America. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Maine: . Maine – state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New ...
However, there are many partial state boundaries, particularly in the Midwest, Northeast, and South, that are defined by rivers; in fact, only four mainland states (Colorado, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming) completely lack any borders defined by rivers or waterways, as well as Hawaii whose borders are the islands.