Message Forum: Re: Geography Trivia

Re: Geography Trivia

Posted By: wintermute, on host 80.46.164.21
Date: Monday, November 10, 2003, at 01:26:29
In Reply To: Re: Geography Trivia posted by Ria on Sunday, November 9, 2003, at 21:49:02:

> > I noticed while playing Geography Trivia that it asked what the easternmost point in the US was. I said Maine. It said Alaska. I thought that was kinda odd, so I looked it up... and it turns out that it IS wrong.
> >
> > Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this.
> >
> > -v0lrath
>
> I thought one of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska extended [west] of the International Dateline, thus making Alaska the easternmost point in the U.S.

No, it's all east of the International Date Line, but some of the Aleutian islands extend west of the 180degree meridian.

wintermute

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Message:	> > > I noticed while playing Geography Trivia that it asked what the easternmost point in the US was. I said Maine. It said Alaska. I thought that was kinda odd, so I looked it up... and it turns out that it IS wrong. > > > > > > Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this. > > > > > > -v0lrath > > > > I thought one of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska extended [west] of the International Dateline, thus making Alaska the easternmost point in the U.S. > > No, it's all east of the International Date Line, but some of the Aleutian islands extend west of the 180degree meridian. > > wintermute
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