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Maine, United States. Found on its borders tothe south and east is the Atlantic Ocean,
and to the northeast is New Brunswick, a province of Canada. The Canadian province of Quebec is to the
northwest. Maine is both the largest and the northernmost state in the New
England region, bordered on the west by New Hampshire. Maine is the only
state that borders just one other state. Maine is the easternmost state in
the states. Its easternmost city is Eastport, and its easternmost town is Lubec. Its
largest lake is Moosehead Lake. Maine's highest mountain is Mt. Katahdin,
which is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail. A new
International Appalachian Trail starts at Mt. Katahdin and runs to Belle
Isle, Newfoundland and Labrador. Maine also has several unique
geographical features. Machias Seal Island, off its easternmost point, is
claimed by both the U.S. and Canada and is one of the five North American
land areas whose sovereignty is still in dispute. Along the famous
rock-bound coast of Maine are lighthouses, sandy beaches, quiet fishing
villages and thousands of offshore islands, including the Isles of Shoals,
which straddles the New Hampshire border. Huge jagged rocks and cliffs and
thousands of bays and inlets add to the rugged beauty of Maine's coast.
Just inland, by contrast, is the view of sparkling lakes, rushing rivers,
green forests and towering mountains. This visual contrast of forested
slopes sweeping down to the sea has been aptly summed up by American
poetess Edna St. Vincent Millay of Rockland and Camden, Maine in
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