Alaska is considered the easternmost state in the United States because a small portion of the Aleutian Islands, which are part of Alaska, extend into the Eastern Hemisphere, making it the state that reaches the farthest east.
Alaska is actually the easternmost state in the US. Alaska is the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost state in the US. It is easternmost because the Aleutian Islands extend past the 180 degree line of longitude, putting them in the Eastern hemisphere, which makes it the easternmost state in the United States. The easternmost of the lower 48 states is Maine.
Alaska.
The easternmost state in the United States is Maine.
Maine is the easternmost state in the United States.
Maine is the easternmost state in the United States.
Maine is the easternmost state in the United States.
Maine is the easternmost 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.
Alaska. At 179°37' East, the easternmost tip of Semisopochnoi is the easternmost land location in the United States, and is arguably the easternmost location in North America. Semisopochnoi sits only 23 minutes west of the 180th meridian and therefore is in the Eastern Hemisphere
Maine
Maine
Technically, no. Since the Aleutian Island chain of ALASKA crosses the International Date Line, some of its islands are by definition "east" of any other point in the US. However, Maine is the easternmost of the "mainland" or "lower 48" US states.