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In what US state are the Aleutian Islands in?
Alaska.
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 chain of islands off the Alaskan Peninsula are part of the US?
The Aleutian IslandsThe 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 chain of islands off the peninsula is part of the US?
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 US state has the second greatest number of earthquakes?
California has the 2nd most, Alaska has the most (many are in the Aleutian Islands).
What are two island chains in the US?
The Aleutian and Hawaiian Islands.
Name the eastern most US city?
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.
Which of the fifty states in the US is the farthest north?
Alaska is the westernmost state. The Aleutian Islands extend past 180˚W/E, which makes Alaska not only the westernmost state, but the easternmost as well, as these islands extend into the Eastern Hemisphere. See the related link below for more information about the Aleutian Islands.
Which US state extends farther west?
Alaska is the westernmost U.S. state. Most of Alaska is in the Western Hemisphere. Hawaii is in the Eastern Hemisphere. The Aleutian Islands are part of Alaska. The 180th meridian (the International Date Line) crosses the Aleutian Islands making Alaska the westernmost U.S. state in the Western Hemisphere. Part of Alaska's Aleutian Islands are on the other side of the 180th meridian (the International Date Line). Therefore that part of Alaska is in the Eastern Hemisphere and makes Alaska also the easternmost U.S. state.
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.
