the facts about the US that may surprise you the hottest air on Earth is recorded in Death Valley California at 134° F Hawaii is the only state whose borders don't have a single straight line unlike all the others the southernmost point of the USA is not in Florida or Hawaii but in American Samoa Alaska is a huge State about 20% of the US Territory but less than 1% of the total population lives there moreover Alaska is the most western Northern and Easter State at the same time as the 180th Meridian crosses Alaska and leaves part
of it in the Eastern hemisphere some small part of Minnesota is completely separated from the rest of the state by a lake and surrounded by Canada Nebraska is the only state triple landlocked and equally distant from all Oceans by state count the city of Washington is not in Washington state Mount mon is 13,800 ft above sea level but if you measure the height of the mountain from its base to the top it's taller than Mount Everest's height above sea level
