Alaska...... good luck to those of you who are doing the crossword puzzle!! :)
Russia borders 10 countries so no one country can be said to lie closest to Russia.
Alaska is the U.S. state that is the closest to Russia. Russia is west of Alaska across the Bering Strait.
Alaska is the US state that is separated from Russia across the Bering Straits.
North Carolina.
Alaska.
According to "I can see Russia from my house" Sarah Palin, the US State closest to Russia is Alaska.
As Russia is so large the closest US state to its size is the largest, which is Alaska.
The state closest to Antarctica is Hawaii, which lies about 21 degrees North Latitude. All of Antarctica is located in the Southern Hemisphere.
Hawaii
Hawaii
Alaska - Western Russia is just across the Bering Strait.