Which state is the northernmost in the continental US and why?

Answer 1

Alaska is the northernmost state of the United States.

The Northwest Angle of Minnesota is the northernmost point of the contiguous 48 states. It consists of a small peninsula on the Lake of the Woods at 49.27 N 95.05 W.

Answer 2

Among the contiguous 48 states, Minnesota is the northernmost state because of a surveying error. In establishing the International Boundary, this error created the Northwest Angle, a small area above the 49th parallel that is part of Minnesota.

Since Alaska is on the North American continent, it is the northernmost state in the continental US.

Answer 3

Alaska is the northernmost US state.

In the 48 lower (contiguous) US states, the northernmost is Minnesota, which extends slightly across the 49th parallel at the Lake of the Woods.

(Maine may look like the most northern but maps are distorted because you cannot spread a sphere into a perfect rectangle.)

Answer 4

Alaska is the northern-most State of the entire nation of The United States of America.

However, Minnesota is the northernmost contiguous state in The United States of America, e.g. of the lower 48 states.
Alaska
Alaska is the northernmost state in the US.
Alaska is the northernmost state in the US.

Answer 5

Maine is the most northern state of the united states

Answer 6

Maine.