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Maine Description
Maine (State)

Area: 33,215 sq. mi.

Population: 1,243,000

Capital: Augusta

Popular name: Pine Tree State

Maine, the largest and most thinly populated of the New England states, lies in the extreme north-east of the United States, on the frontier with Canada. It consists of three main geographical regions. The much indented Atlantic coast with its innumerable offshore islands runs from south to north-east for a distance of more than 300 mi. To the west of this coastal strip, some 60 mi. across, the ground rises gradually into a hilly upland region. Northern Maine is a region of lakes and morainic hills; to the west the White Mountains rise to 5270 ft. More than four-fifths of the state is covered with
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Hobbies & Activities category: Natural area
Address
Maine Office of Tourism
33 Stone Street
59 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0059
United States
Phone 1 (207) 287-5711
Fax 1 (207) 287-8070
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