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The
'Pine Tree State' of the US. The largest of
the six New England states in area, it lies at the northeastern tip
of the country. Its 33,265 square miles (86,156 square kilometers),
including 2,270 square miles of inland water area, represent nearly
one-half of the total area of New England. Maine is bounded on the
northwest and northeast by the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New
Brunswick, respectively, and on the west by New Hampshire. The famed
rocky coastline of the state is angled from southwest to northeast
along the Atlantic Ocean. Maine's capital has been Augusta since its
admission on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd state of the Union. There
are two theories of the derivation of the state's name: that the
state was named for the former French province of Maine and that it
was so named for being the “mainland,” as opposed to the coastal
islands.
Visit
the Maine Department of Tourism Web Site for more
information
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