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* sinkholes may also be caused by a drainage of water, such as a water table decline
* sinkholes may also be caused by a drainage of water, such as a water table decline
* sinkholes are most common where limestone, sandstone, salt beds, or gypsum are prevalent
* sinkholes are most common where limestone, sandstone, salt beds, or gypsum are prevalent
[[File:Thor's Well (37588682016).jpg|350px|border|right|250px|thumb|Thor's Well: a sinkhole on the coast of Cape Perpetua, Oregon]]
[[File:Thor's Well (37588682016).jpg|350px|border|right|150px|thumb|Thor's Well: a sinkhole on the coast of Cape Perpetua, Oregon]]
* Thor's Well: a sinkhole on the coast of Cape Perpetua, Oregon, that drains at high tides
* Thor's Well: a sinkhole on the coast of Cape Perpetua, Oregon, that drains at high tides
[[File:December_Giant_sinkhole_collapse_USGS_1972.jpg|350px|border||right|thumb|More than three acres of forest suddenly disappeared into this "December Giant" sinkhole in Montevallo, Alabama, USA.]]
[[File:December_Giant_sinkhole_collapse_USGS_1972.jpg|350px|border||right|thumb|More than three acres of forest suddenly disappeared into this "December Giant" sinkhole in Montevallo, Alabama, USA.]]
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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|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]]
[[File:USA-Extreme-Points.svg|USA-Extreme-Points|right|150px|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"