Number of states: 50Territories: 14Area (2014): total: 3,678,190 sq mi (9,526,468 sq km), land only: 3,537,444 sq mi (9,161,966 sq km), water: 256,646 sq mi (664,709 sq km). Share of world land area: 6.76%Northernmost point: Point Barrow, AlaskaEasternmost point: West Quoddy Head, MaineSouthernmost point: Ka Lae (South Cape), HawaiiWesternmost point: Cape Wrangell, Alaska1Geographic center (50 states): in Butte County, S.D. (44’ 58’ N. lat., 103’ 46’ W. long.)Highest point: Mt. McKinley, Alaska (20,236 ft)Lowest point: Death Valley, Calif. (282 ft below sea level)
See also World Geography and Atlas of the World.
