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Maine is divided into three distinct areas; the Atlantic Ocean Coastal Lowlands, the Central Uplands, and mountain ranges of the Appalachian Mountains in the northwestern reaches of the state.
The scattered Longfellow Mountains, the state's major range, are considered an extension of New Hampshire's White Mountains. They were named by the Maine Legislature (in 1959) for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, poet and native son.
Mt. Katahdin, located within the boundaries of Baxter State Park, is the state's highest point at 5,267 ft.
North central, deep water lakes, remnants of the last Ice Age, cover the land. They mix with the seemingly endless pine forests, as Maine is 90% forested, and remains one of the world's leading producers of paper.
The jagged, and rockbound Atlantic Ocean coastline is a mixture of bay, inlets, sandy beaches and thousands of odd-shaped islands.
Significant rivers include the Androscoggin, Kennebec, Penobscot, St. Croix and St. John.
For a closer look at the topography of Maine, view this map
Landforms of America here!
Landforms of North America here!
Rivers of North America here!
Land Statistics Land Area
(land) 30,862 sq miles
(water) 4,523 sq miles
(TOTAL) 35,385 sq miles
Land Area (all states)
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Horizontal Width 199 miles from the New Hampshire border, direcly east to Eastport.
Vertical Length 291 miles from Van Buren, southwest to Kennebunkport.
Note: Lengths and widths are point-to-point, straight-line measurements from a Mercator map projection, and will vary some using other map projections Bordering States (1) New Hampshire
Counties (16) map here! County (largest by population) Cumberland 267,933
Geographic Center about 27 miles to the SW of Millinocket in Piscataquis County
 Highest Point Mt. Katahdin, at 5,267 ft.
 Lowest Point Atlantic Ocean, 0 ft.
Latitude and Longitude here!
Mean Elevation 596 ft.
Relative Location here!
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