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In the contiguous 48 states, Minnesota extends slightly farther north than other western states (Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota).The farthest south is Florida, where the Keys extend below 25°N latitude, the approximate southern limit of Texas.
No states in the US are located south of the equator. The United States is entirely located in the Northern Hemisphere.
The farthest point of the sun from the equator is known as the Tropic of Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere and the Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere.
Antarctica is the farthest continent from the Equator. It is situated mostly within the Antarctic Circle, which is located at a latitude of approximately 66.5 degrees south.
Lines of longitude are farthest apart at the equator and closest together at the poles. This is because the lines of longitude converge at the poles and spread apart at the equator due to the Earth's shape being an oblate spheroid.