The United States

The United States is in the central part of the continent of North America, in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.worldatlas+1​

Continental position

  • Located on the North American continent between Canada to the north and Mexico to the south.geology+1​
  • Lies between the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Pacific Ocean on the west, with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast.mapsofindia+1​

Hemispheres and coordinates

  • Found in the Northern and Western Hemispheres of the Earth.wikipedia+1​
  • A common central reference point for the country is around latitude 38° N and longitude 97° W.mapsofworld

Main parts of the country

  • The contiguous 48 states stretch from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast of North America.wikipedia+1​
  • Alaska is in the far northwest of North America, and Hawaii is an island state in the central Pacific Ocean.wikipedia
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