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=== Directional extremes (north, south, east, west) ===
=== Directional extremes (north, south, east, west) ===
'''United States'''
'''United States'''
[[File:USA-Extreme-Points.svg|USA-Extreme-Points|right|400px|thumb|Extreme points in the contiguous 48 states: Northwest Angle (MN), Ballast Key (FL), Sail Rock (ME), Bodelteh Islands (WA)  See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extreme_points_of_the_United_States]]
[[File:USA-Extreme-Points.svg|USA-Extreme-Points|right|250px|thumb|Extreme points in the contiguous 48 states: Northwest Angle (MN), Ballast Key (FL), Sail Rock (ME), Bodelteh Islands (WA)  See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_extreme_points_of_the_United_States]]
* northernmost state in the continental U.S.: '''Minnesota'''
* northernmost state in the continental U.S.: '''Minnesota'''
* northernmost point in the continental U.S.: '''Northwest Angle''', Minnesota, known as "The Angle"
* northernmost point in the continental U.S.: '''Northwest Angle''', Minnesota, known as "The Angle"