Clue
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Answer
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Highest mountain
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Denali
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Lowest point by elevation
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Badwater Basin
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Longest river
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Missouri
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Longest mountain range in the U.S, second longest in the world
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Rocky Mountains
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Biggest city (population)
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New York City
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Biggest city (area)
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Sitka, AK
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Most populous state
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California
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Most densely populated state
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New Jersey
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Smallest state
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Rhode Island
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Southernmost state
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Hawaiʻi
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Easternmost state
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Alaska
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First national park
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Yellowstone National Park
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Largest national park
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Wrangell - St. Elias National Park
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Most visited tourist location
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Times Square
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The most common name for cities and towns; there are 88 of them
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Washington
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The longest interstate highway (over 3,000 miles long)
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I-90
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Largest lake entirely within the borders of the U.S.
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Lake Michigan
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Largest alpine lake in North America
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Lake Tahoe
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Large desert area encompassing much of Nevada, Utah, and parts of other states
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Great Basin
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The Four Corners states
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Arizona
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Colorado
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New Mexico
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Utah
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City whose metropolitan area contains more people than the state the city is located in
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Providence, RI
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Two cities by the same name that are often confused as being one city
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Kansas City
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This state's highest elevation is only 345 feet - lower than any other state
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Florida
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This state's lowest elevation is 3,317 feet - higher than any other state
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Colorado
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The busiest airport in the U.S; also the busiest in the world
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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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The "Twin Cities"
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Minneapolis
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Saint Paul
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Amusement park with 17 roller coasters, the most in the country
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Cedar Point
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First successful colony settled by Europeans
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Jamestown
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Famous Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania
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Gettysburg
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Location of the first successful Wright Brothers airplane flight
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Kitty Hawk
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City in Virginia by the same name as the famous "Lost Colony"
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Roanoke
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National monument in New Mexico occasionally closed due to missile testing
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White Sands National Monument
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P. S. As mentioned, all of Alaska is east of the International Date Line.
P.P.S. The logical easternmost point is coincidentally called West Quoddy Head.