page_title: Geography of the United States
hierarchical_section_title: Geography of the United States
context_page_description: The United States is the third or fourth biggest country in the world. Only Russia and Canada are bigger. If you do not count the area of the Great Lakes, China is also bigger. Its geography varies a lot. The area is about 3,717,000 square miles, or about 9,629,000 square kilometers. The highest point is Mount McKinley, Alaska and the lowest point is Death Valley, California.
  There are meadows and forests on the East Coast,
  The Appalachian Mountains in the east
  The Great Plains in the middle of the country,
  The Mississippi-Missouri river, in the middle
  The Rocky Mountains west of the plains
  Deserts and coastal areas west of the Rocky Mountains
  Forests in the Pacific Northwest
  Arctic regions of Alaska
  Volcanic islands in Hawaii
  Long coastline, many beaches
  The geographic center is in Butte County, South Dakota. The geographic center of the 48 states is in Smith County, Kansas.
context_section_description: The United States is the third or fourth biggest country in the world. Only Russia and Canada are bigger. If you do not count the area of the Great Lakes, China is also bigger. Its geography varies a lot. The area is about 3,717,000 square miles, or about 9,629,000 square kilometers. The highest point is Mount McKinley, Alaska and the lowest point is Death Valley, California.
  There are meadows and forests on the East Coast,
  The Appalachian Mountains in the east
  The Great Plains in the middle of the country,
  The Mississippi-Missouri river,in the middle
  The Rocky Mountains west of the plains
  Deserts and coastal areas west of the Rocky Mountains
  Forests in the Pacific Northwest
  Arctic regions of Alaska
  Volcanic islands in Hawaii
  Long coastline, many beaches
  The geographic center is in Butte County, South Dakota. The geographic center of the 48 states is in Smith County, Kansas.
caption: A map of the United States
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