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Find out the total, land and water area of all 50 states, federal district and major territories in the United States. Alaska is the biggest state with 665,384 square miles, followed by Texas with 268,596 square miles.
Learn about the geography of the United States, including its location, area, borders, climate, terrain, natural resources, and environmental issues. See maps, statistics, and facts about the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories.
Animated map of the territorial evolution of the United States (click to view full size image) US Census Bureau map depicting territorial acquisitions, 2007 After Japan's defeat in World War II, the Japanese-ruled Northern Mariana Islands came under control of the United States.
Learn about the 50 states, the federal district, and the five major territories of the United States, their populations, areas, capitals, and histories. See a map, a table, and a series of articles on political divisions of the US.
A comprehensive and updated list of the most massive and smallest objects in the Solar System, sorted by radius and mass. Includes planets, dwarf planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and trans-Neptunian objects, with graphs, notes, and references.
Learn about the current and past tectonic plates on Earth's surface, their sizes, types, and locations. See maps, definitions, and examples of major, minor, and microplates.
This is a list of U.S. states and territories ranked by their coastline length. 30 states have a coastline: 23 with a coastline on the Arctic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean (including the Gulf of Mexico and Gulf of Maine), and/or Pacific Ocean, and 8 with a Great Lakes shoreline. New York has coasts on both the Great Lakes and the Atlantic Ocean.
The Chihuahuan Desert is the largest hot desert in North America, covering 140,000 sq mi (360,000 km 2) in the Southwestern United States and Northern Mexico. The web page also lists other deserts and arid regions in North America, with maps and photos.