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Based on the question asking which of the CONTIGUOUS ([adj] connecting without a break; within a common boundary; "the 48 conterminous states"; "the contiguous 48 states" )48 states extends farthest north the answer would be Minnesota (49° 23' 4" north latitude) over Maine (47° 28' north latitude). Alaska is not, by definition, a part of the CONTIGUOUS (or lower) 48 states, neither is Hawaii. If the question had asked what is the most northern state, then Alaska would be the correct answer.
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http:/hyperdictionary.com/search.aspx?define=contiguous *** definition of contiguous
http:/www.netstate.com/states/geography/me_geography.htm ***Maine's latitude
http:/www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/mnstatehistory/locating_minnesota.html ***Minnesota's latitude
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∙ 10y agoAlthough Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota all border Canada on the 49th parallel there are a few irregularities in the border which allow for more northerly projections. Due to bad geographical information at the time of the Treaty of Paris (1783) Northwest Angle Inlet in Lake of the Woods Minnesota at 49o23'04.1" is the furthest point north in the contiguous United States.
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∙ 11y agoMinnesota is the northernmost state in the Lower 48.
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∙ 16y agoMinnesota streches farthest North
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∙ 11y agoMinnesota
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∙ 14y agoAlaska
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∙ 11y agoMinnesota.
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What state in the contiguous states of America is the farthest north?
Minnesota.
Which state of the contiguous 48 states is farthest south?
Florida (24.45° north latitude)
Which of the contiguous 48 states is the farthest east?
Maine
What states hold the points in the US that are farthest north - farthest south - farthest east and farthest west?
In the contiguous 48 states, Minnesota extends slightly farther north than other western states (Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota).The farthest south is Florida, where the Keys extend below 25°N latitude, the approximate southern limit of Texas.
What is the north western state of the US?
Alaska is the US state that is the farthest north and the farthest west. However, if you are asking about the 48 contiguous US states, Washington state is the most northwestern US state.
Which state is farther north?
The answer for which is farther north( Washington or Oregon.) is Washington
What is the furthest most state of the 48 contiguous states?
The US state that is furthest south in the continental 48 states is Florida. Hawaii is by far the furthest south of all US states (18 degrees, 55 minutes).
What state stretches farther north Georgia or Texas?
For the 48 contiguous US states, Minnesota extends the farthest north. The Angle Inlet of northern Minnesota at 49°23'N is north of the 49° boundary between the U.S. and Canada. For all 50 US states, Alaska extends the farthest north.
What state is farthest north north Minnesota or North Dakota?
Minnesota is farther north than North Dakota. Northwest Angle, Minnesota is the only place in the contiguous United States north of the 49th parallel.
What is the farthest Northwest State?
The State of Washington is the furthest northwest of the contiguous states.
What is a continuum state?
The word is contiguous. The 48 contiguous states are the states located on the North America continent that are between Canada and Mexico.
Alaska is a north to United States?
Yes, Alaska is north of the contiguous US
