Geography of Unites States
By area, The United States is the third largest country in the world after Russia and Canada. The United States has an area of about 9363 sq. km and is extended by another 5,000 sq. km. If Hawaii and Alaska are included. and from Mexico, so the Canadian border at 2900 km. Canada borders The United States to the North and Mexico borders it to the south. The border with Mexico is 3,326 km. long, and with Canada: 8 893 km.
Alaska, separated from the U.S. territory by Canada, is located in the northwest of the American continent and borders the Bering Straight near Russia.
Hawaii (the 50th state) is an archipelago of 24 islands located in the central Pacific Ocean. It is separated from the mainland of the United States by 4 thousand miles of Pacific waters. Its largest islands are Hawaii, Kaho’olawe, Oahu, Maui, and Cowan.
The U.S. borders two oceans: the Pacific to the west and the Atlantic to the east. The total length of the coastline in the United States is 19,924 km.