Florida Is the Southernmost State in the US
Florida dangles off the end of the United States, which gives people the wrong idea that the Florida Keys is where the North American territory ends. From a continental perspective, that’s very true. But Hawaii is actually the southernmost state in the United States.
Florida Has the US’s Longest Coastline
Flat maps lie. So, it seems like Florida has the longest coastline of any other state. But its coastline is only 1,350 miles long whereas Alaska’s coastline is 6,640 miles long. For a lot of folks, Florida is more appealing because it has lots of sun and warm beaches while Alaska has chilly weather and hungry bears.
