| Show MANY THINGS YOU DONT KNOW ABOUT YOUR GREAT G ift D LL ATU USA SA about people out of every 1000 are dead are sure that the state of maine Is s a whole lot further north than any other r state so go cock eure sure is i the aver age american in this belief that he will cheerfully bet his hi laet last dollar or ony pare spare tire on the proposition but hoak ho hl i eye eyes will bulge with eur surl irile rise when he open opens up the oil family atla atlas and lake takes a quint squint at t tie a big map at of the dear old U 8 A i an I 1 discovers li that a little detached det ileta acied cled corner of minnesota sticks up into canada considerably conci more than the tile northernmost j art of the I 1 im inc tree state mot most biks ft ak are likewise absolutely dosithe ti tint at texa texas is i a rood good deal fur uth than floella flor lla which I 1 Is anotoli ft er very common mistake cae cale sable southernmost the Bouthern moet point on the mainland of fieri flori la la is juet just exactly 49 miles barth er douth mouth than the moer most southern joint in axas the to botu au ot axey florila Flor lla which is e located on or an island ie Is of course even farther seith than cape sable biho can tell right off the red reel which town in tie tic united states i Is farthest fart hegt east and which farthest west weeta ite it Is funny how bow every person will cheerfully make a will guess in trying to answer thi this question lun they juet just naturally hate to admit they d don on t know hy by the tile way ay have a ever notice 1 how very few of in us eally really have the courage to eay may 1 I dont know knowl it its not a ba I 1 idea at all now an I 1 then to eay any 1 I don t know it give gives the person who loee does know an opportunity to tell you some thing worth while try it the east ernhold point ill in thi this country U att N J r it quod quoy ly head near eastport Enst East port 1 maine I n I 1 n e the western westernmost poll t ie Is lape ape ahat aha if one wanted to take the sa s1 1 I artest p sible 1 hike the tile country from ocean eca to ocean he would bein begin hie his trip at charleston Char leaton 8 C annl an I 1 wini will I 1 up at san an diego cal if hie his feet and de tie termination hell liell out ie boull coer 3 miles on the trip pr ovidii he fejt kel t a due ilia went wept course q binl n idi biln in t wo blo ble to the north or auth south I 1 ironi rom N et buolly lual bal lue west nest to the iaac oceal ocean the li tance I 1 Is 2407 miles from the outher Bouther moet most point in texas due 7 north to tie boundary of canada is irdle the length of the canadian Ca cana lian boun butin lary iary line from the atlantic to abit pacific ie is 3 b 08 milts milt s the length of he the biet lex l leall boundary from the gulf to 1 be 1 pacific Is i 1744 mile miles the length of the ilia atlantic coant coast line is i mile ani atiat of the pacific coat coast line o 0 46 2730 mafe the bulf ulf of mexico bord bor ers er the united ite for io nilee 11 auld it amaze you a trifle to learn that the of cuba if tran direct 13 north extend from new ewi 1 ork city lity to in liana or that ila havana ana i Is farther wt w st t tian clevelano Cle Cleela nl 1 or that tie panama canal is i due south of I 1 Itta itt burg pa ila or ti atiat at nome alaska klaska i Is further beet than tie grm oroa area of the knitel att is square miles ri 1 e ion lal i area arn amount to iv lp quare square inlo ani an I 1 the water ater area 1 of the great I 1 jake akes the atlantic atlantiel the I 1 acly ani tb th gulf of mexico within thre a nile lie I 1 gallt amount to I 1 mila tuu 11 r I 1 ie the I 1 loaft west state tat in the cle stife ie is only lillon the si alarape rage bitty feet aboe ilea ea leel les than that of any ny other state in the union altho althou although ugh eh its lt highest point at center ti I 1 runty a s ft feet ville new ew I 1 aim abose ra pea le 11 higher than the th hib high wih und the ft eat points to in I 1 district diet net of columbia th the highest hit bet tat ii Is colorado Colo radi being byingt real peal i an merabe of feet ilove le level leel el th ohp highest rot slot in that state ii Is mt abert 14 fet feet aboe la leel 11 |
