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  2. Geographic center of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The geographic center of the United States is a point approximately 20 mi (32 km) north of Belle Fourche, South Dakota at 44°58′2.07622″N 103°46′17.60283″W. It has been regarded as such by the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey and the U.S. National Geodetic Survey (NGS) since the additions of Alaska and Hawaii to the United ...

  3. List of geographic centers of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The geographic center of the United States is northeast of Belle Fourche in Butte County, South Dakota while that of the contiguous 48 states is near Lebanon in Smith County, Kansas The geographic center of North America lies near Rugby, North Dakota ( 48°10′N 100°10′W  /  48.167°N 100.167°W  / 48.167; -100.167 ), though this ...

  4. Geography of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The West Coast of the continental United States makes up part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, an area of heavy tectonic and volcanic activity that is the source of 90% of the world's earthquakes. [28] The American Northwest sees the highest concentration of active volcanoes in the United States, in Washington , Oregon and northern California along ...

  5. List of extreme points of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Extreme points in the contiguous 48 states: Northwest Angle, Ballast Key, Sail Rock, Bodelteh Islands. Extreme points of the U.S. on the North American continent: Point Barrow, Cape Sable, West Quoddy Head, Cape Prince of Wales. Extreme points in all U.S. territory: Point Barrow, Rose Atoll, Wake Island, Peaked Island (red dots); Point Udall ...

  6. Contiguous United States - Wikipedia

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    Contiguous US is near center in pale color. The contiguous United States (officially the conterminous United States) consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia of the United States of America in central North America. [1] [2] The term excludes the only two non- contiguous states, which are Alaska and Hawaii (they are ...

  7. Mean center of the United States population - Wikipedia

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    Map showing changes to the mean center of population for the United States, 1790–2020 (US Census Bureau) Map of the Position of the U.S. Geographic Center of Area, Mean Center of Population, and Median Center of Population, 2020 (U.S. Census Bureau) The center of the US population, 13th census, near Bloomington, Indiana The center of the US population, 13th census (1910), near Bloomington ...

  8. Geology of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Geology of the United States. Shaded relief map of the United States, showing 10 geological provinces. The richly textured landscape of the United States is a product of the dueling forces of plate tectonics, weathering and erosion. Over the 4.5 billion-year history of the Earth, tectonic upheavals and colliding plates have raised great ...

  9. Lebanon, Kansas - Wikipedia

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    In 1918, a scientific survey established the geographic center of the 48 contiguous US states about 2.6 miles (4.2 km) northwest of Lebanon, and a monument was subsequently erected at the site. The geographic center of all 50 of the US states is located near Belle Fourche, South Dakota .