Ashok Dey
Product Engineer
Answered Jul 8, 2014
Alaska is commonly referred to as the most Northern state, but a few people know that it is also both the most Western and the most Eastern of all the US states. Alaska is the only state located in the so-called “Eastern Hemisphere,” which explains why the state is both the most eastern and the most western.
20Geo.com addition: The International date line was modified to place the Aleutian Islands east of it. However, Attu Island, scene of a WW2 Battle, is located just to the west of the IDL, making it the furthest point EAST of the United States. -179°46′ East Longitude.
Attu Island
There was a
battle
fought there during WWII!