World Atlas USA land statistics and landforms page

Land Statistics

Land Area
(50 states) 9,158,918 sq km (3,536,278 sq miles)
(48 states) 8,588,712 sq km (3,316,118 sq miles)

The inland, coastal, and Great Lakes bodies of water occupy 470,129 sq km (181,518 sq mi) of the total area. All USA states ranked by size (sq. miles) here!

Landforms A vast central plain with high mountains in the west (The Rockies and its many ranges), hills and lower mountains in the east (The Appalachain system). Major rivers include the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Colorado and Rio Grande. Largest lakes, outside of the Great Lakes are Great Salt Lake in Utah and Lake Okeechobee in Florida.

Highest Point Mount McKinley, Alaska, 20,320 ft (6,194 meters). Continental (48) states, Mount Whitney, California, 14,495ft (4,418 meters)

Convert feet to meters, or miles to kilometers here!

Lowest Point Death Valley, California, - 282 ft (-86 meters) below sea level

Bordering Countries here

Coastline the Atlantic coastline is 3330 km (2069 mi) long; the Pacific coastline, including Hawaii, 12,268 km (7623 mi); the Gulf of Mexico coastline, 2625 km (1631 mi); and the Arctic coastline of Alaska, 1706 km (1,060 mi)

Length and Width Maximum width of the continental U.S. is 4421 km (2747 mi). The maximum length of same is 2572 km (1598 mi).

Elevations Mean elevation of the United States is about 2,500 ft (or about 760 meters) above sea level. To find the elevation of most U.S. cities, go here!

Administrative Land Divisions

(50) states and (1) district - a complete list here!

all (50) States

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