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Which U.S. state is closest to Africa?

Question #149532. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Jul 25 2023.
Originally posted Jul 22 2023 2:11 PM.

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Maine. Quoddy Head is the closest U.S. point to Mainland Africa.

link https://www.sciencealert.com/which-us-state-is-closest-to-africa

Response last updated by kyleisalive on Jul 22 2023.
Jul 22 2023, 2:24 PM
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The distance between Quoddy Head (which is the easternmost point of the contiguous US) in Maine and El Beddouza in Morocco is estimated to be about 5,076 km.

link https://telanganatoday.com/which-us-state-is-the-closest-to-africa


Jul 25 2023, 1:18 PM
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