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What are two groups of small islands in the long tail of Alaska?
The Near Islands and the Islands of Four Mountains are groups of small islands within the Aleutian Islands (the "tail" of the Alaska Peninsula). The Near Islands are the westernmost in the Aleutian Island chain.
What is the name of this place where the westernmost point of the United States is located in Alaska on Attu Island?
The Aleutian Islands.
Islands in Alaska that extend toward Asia?
The Near Islands, the westernmost of the Aleutians, are closer to Asia than to the North American mainland. However, the closest geographical point is Little Diomede, an island in the Bering Strait. It is only 2.4 miles from Big Diomede island, which is considered Asia as part of Russia.
What are the chain of islands off Alaska's Peninsula?
The chain of islands is the = Aleutian Islands =
What is an archipelago off the cost of Alaska?
The Aleutian Islands.
What is the eastermost state in the US?
Alaska is the easternmost state in the US. The Aleutian Islands are part of Alaska. Attu is the westernmost island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The 180th meridian (the International Date Line) crosses the Aleutian Islands. Attu is on the opposite side of the 180° longitude line and is in the Eastern Hemisphere. Therefore Attu is the easternmost area in the U.S.
What is the capital city of the state that is located furthest east in the US?
Alaska is the easternmost state in the US. The Aleutian Islands are part of Alaska. Attu is the westernmost island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The 180th meridian (the International Date Line) crosses the Aleutian Islands. Attu is on the opposite side of the 180° longitude line and is in the Eastern Hemisphere. Therefore, Attu is the easternmost area in the U.S. Juneau is the capital city in the U.S. state of Alaska.
What is the chain of islands southwest of alaska?
The Aleutian Island Chain is the name of the islands off of the South Western coast of Alaska.
What chain of volcanic islands separates the Bering Sea and the Pacific Ocean?
Aleutian Islands
What state is both northernmost and easternmost?
Alaska is both the northernmost and the easternmost state in the US. The Aleutian Islands are part of Alaska. Attu is the westernmost island in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. The 180th meridian (the International Date Line) crosses the Aleutian Islands. Attu is on the opposite side of the 180° longitude line and is in the Eastern Hemisphere. Therefore Attu is the easternmost area in the U.S.
What is the eastern state in the United States?
Because of the Aleutian Islands, the International Dateline and the quirks of geography, Alaska is the easternmost, westernmost and northernmost of the 50 US States.
What is the westernmost state the continental US?
Alaska is the westernmost state in the continental US. Washington state is the westernmost state in the 48 contiguous states. Hawaii is usually counted as the westernmost of all the states. However, technically, the little islands at the end of the Aleutian Islands chain are farther west than Hawaii. However that is just a tiny bit of Alaska. The entire state of Hawaii is totally way out west!
