Fun Geography Facts

Here's this morning's radio quiz question: If Alaska is the westernmost state in the US, what is the easternmost state?


Here's a little map to assist you with your response... (The red dots are supposed to signify the extreme N, S, E, W points of the US.)

Thinking....

Still thinking......

Answer: Alaska! As you can see on the map, some of our outlying Aleutian Islands cross the 180th meridian putting them in the very far "east".

In case you had doubts, I want you to know I would've won if only I could have gotten through to the radio station.... Ah well.