Maine is the easternmost state, the northernmost state in the eastern United States and the largest of the six New England states. It is bordered on the west by New Hampshire, on the south by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the east and north by Canada. It is the only state to be bordered by just one other state. Maine is famous for its spectacular rocky coast and its forests of pines.
Much of Maine is covered with hills and small mountains. The mountains are part of the Appalachians, which stretch for hundreds of miles to the south. At 5,267 feet, Mt. Katahdin is the highest point in Maine and the first spot in the United States to be touched by the rays of the rising sun, even beating out Maine’s West Quoddy Head, the easternmost piece of land in the contiguous 48 United States. Near the center of Maine, Mt. Katahdin is surrounded by other mountains. The mountains are in turn surrounded by a high, flat region, or plateau, called the uplands.
Between the mountains and the coast is a region of hills. Between these hills and the sea are the coastal lowlands. The irregular coast, with its many bays and islands, gives Maine the longest shoreline of any state except Florida and Alaska.
Maine’s soils are generally thin and rocky. They support the forests that cover most of the state and give it the nickname Pine Tree State.
Maine is a welcome counterpart to its smaller, more crowded neighbors. It is the most sparsely populated state east of the Mississippi River. Some of its most spectacular natural attractions are preserved in Acadia National Park, New England’s only national park.
But many people associate Maine with its most popular seafood export, lobsters. Indeed, people sometimes speak of “Maine lobsters” as if they were a unique species.
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