Ted is a world traveller. This summer, however, he decided to see the good old U.S.A.

On his vacation he went to the northernmost, southermost, easternmost and westernmost points in the U.S. (not necessarily in that order).

He did it without ever crossing a landborder between states and only leaving U.S. controlled territory once.

How did he do it?

Mr. FB, are you sure you are clear on what these geographic points actually are ? The northernmost point of the USA is Point Barrow, Alaska. The westernmost point is Cape Wrangell, Alaska (Attu Island). The easternmost point is West Quoddy Head, Maine. The southernmost point is Ka Lae (South Cape), Hawaii. Ted must have left U.S. controlled territory at least twice to accomplish this feat. To get from Alaska to Hawaii, or from Hawaii to Maine, or from Alaska to Maine, would be the first required absence; to get from Hawaii to Maine, from Maine to Alaska, or from Maine to Hawaii would be the second. You can make all those transitions without crossing landborders between states, but unless I'm missing some obvious trick (Ted made his trip in 1776, before Alaska and Hawaii were part of the U.S.? Ted is in the Space Shuttle the whole time ??), you cannot leave U.S. controlled territory "just once" and do it.
Edited on October 22, 2003, 9:34 am

Posted by Dan on 2003-10-22 09:07:33