The following states are geographically expected to be peninsulas:
Florida & Michigan.
Michigan
Kansas is considered the most geographically central state in the US. However, some argue that the geographic center of the contiguous United States is located in a town called Lebanon, Kansas.
Yes, Hawaii is the only state that is an island. Florida and Alaska are peninsulas. Puerto Rico is an island but not a US state; it is a territory.
The US state of Michigan is formed of two peninsulas. The "Lower Peninsula" extends north between Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. The "Upper Peninsula" farther northwest extends between Lake Superior and Lake Michigan and the two peninsulas are separated by the Straits of Mackinac, near the conjunction of the three largest Great Lakes.
Mexico is the country south of the US that has two peninsulas: Baja California Peninsula in the west and the Yucatan Peninsula in the east.
With regard to the most common answer, Florida is the state that can most commonly be referred to as a true peninsula.Only a few of the US states are actually peninsulas (surrounded by three sides of water) the most obvious answer is Florida, but many forget that lakes are also large bodies of water and the Great Lakes surround the state of Michigan. Finally the great state of Alaska is overlooked often because it is forgotten compared to the lower 48, and when one thinks about it, the Arctic Ocean to the North and The Pacific to the south and west, it is also a giant peninsula.To consider but really not included in this answer:Many states have portions of their state which are peninsulas. California has many peninsulas (San Francisco), Washington, Massachusetts, all have large peninsulas within their state, as well as New Jersey.One state which may be considered by few to be a peninsula entirely is Louisiana. Water to the east, west, and south.
Utah is the 13th largest US State and Arizona is ranked #6.
Florida and Michigan. Part of Massachusetts, part of Maryland and part of Louisiana are peninsulas and there is also the Olympic Peninsula of Washington state. And in the entire state of Alaska is actually a peninsula, making it one of the largest in the world.
Alaska is the northernmost , easternmost, and westernmost state. Hawaii is the southernmost
Geographically, it is an island. Historically, it was a kingdom before it became a state. It had it's own language.
Florida, Maine, and Alaska
Alaska is geographically the largest US state. It covers a total area of approximately 663,300 square miles.