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chouetteraccoon: 7 months ago via iPhone | Last edited at 12:50AM on 11/17/2012

Trick Question:
What state includes the easternmost land in the United States?

i just got surprised by this, myself! I'll tell you if you're correct or not, in comments. :)

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MCY: 7 months ago via iPhone

What... But if you were to keep going, Alaska wouldn't be the eastern-most! Because there is still land east of Alaska, Alaska is not the eastern-most state. How the heck do I answer this.

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chouetteraccoon: 7 months ago via iPhone

I know, r?
It all hangs in how the question is phrased. In this case, it says "which state -includes- the easternmost land in the US" and Alaska includes a few islands in the Aleutians that are at longitude 178 or 179 E while the rest of Alaska is in W longitudes (180 is the demarcation of east and west.
It's silly, isn't it? I got caught and confused by it like you, too so I had to warn it was a trick question.
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mairzyd: 7 months ago via iPhone

Think of the Aleutian Islands as remnants of the ancient land bridge that once connected Asia to North America. The westernmost island that is still in Alaska is actually considered to be part of the Eastern hemisphere, because of its longitudinal location; islands that are just slightly further west are part of Russia. Remember that old joke about Sarah Palin saying she could see Russia from her house? It's kinda like that. If you go far enough west, you end up in the east. Hope this helps.

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mairzyd: 7 months ago via iPhone | Last edited at 1:08AM on 11/17/2012

Maine? No, this is a trick question, and that would be too obvious. Is it somewhere in Alaska, because of some trick of longitude?

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chouetteraccoon: 7 months ago via iPhone

Correct!
Because the Aleutians (that string of islands) crosses over 180 degree longitude.

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mairzyd: 7 months ago via iPhone

Cool! :-)

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desertpilot: 7 months ago

Alaska Alutian islands are located at 178 degrees east

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chouetteraccoon: 7 months ago via iPhone

Correct! Surprised me...

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chouetteraccoon: 7 months ago via iPhone

Heh, I meant the fact surprised me when I first heard it -- not that I was surprised you got it right!
Yikes, I always run the risk of accidentally offending people when I try to be less verbose. No wonder I talk/write too much!

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TechnoHelp5: 6 months ago

Maine, To be believed!

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wittepier: 6 months ago via iPhone

Alaska by degrees absolutly correct.
Was going to say: Point Udall, St Croix USVI, turns out it is... But only in "travel time" not by degrees.

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