To the south and east is the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and northeast is New Brunswick, a province of Canada. The Canadian province of Quebec is to the northwest. Maine is both the northernmost state in New England and the largest, accounting for nearly half the region's entire land area. Maine has the distinction of being the only state to border just one other state.
Maine has several unique geographical features. Machias Seal Island and North Rock, off its easternmost point, are claimed by both the U.S. and Canada and are within one of four areas between the two countries whose sovereignty is still in dispute, but it is the only one of the disputed areas containing land. Also in this easternmost area is the Old Sow, the largest tidal whirlpool in the Western Hemisphere.
Maine is the least densely populated state east of the Mississippi River. It is called the Pine Tree State; nearly 90% of its land is forested. In the forested areas of the interior lie much uninhabited land, some of which does not have formal political organization into local units. The Northwest Aroostook, Maine unorganized territory in the northern part of the state, for example, has an area of 2,668 square miles, 6,910 square kilometres, and a population of 27, or one person for every 100 square miles 260 square kilometres.
Maine is in the temperate broadleaf and mixed forests biome. The land near the southern and central Atlantic coast is covered by the mixed oaks of the Northeastern coastal forests. The remainder of the state, including the North Woods, is covered by the New England-Acadian forests.
Maine has almost 230 miles/400 km of coastline. West Quoddy Head is the easternmost piece of land in the contiguous 48 United States. Along the famous rock-bound coast of Maine are lighthouses, beaches, fishing villages, and thousands of offshore islands, including the Isles of Shoals, which straddle the New Hampshire border. There are jagged rocks and cliffs and many bays and inlets. Inland are lakes, rivers, forests, and mountains. This visual contrast of forested slopes sweeping down to the sea has been summed up by American poet Edna St. Vincent Millay of Rockland and Camden.
Sport Fishing
Maine has the following sport fish: Alligator Gar, Arctic Char,, Atlantic Salmon, Atlantic Sturgeon, Bluegill, Bowfin, Brook Trout, Brown Bullhead, Brown Trout, Bullhead Catfish, Burbot, Catfish, Chain Pickerel, Creek Chubsucker, Guadalupe Bass, King Salmon, Kokanee, Lake Trout, Largemouth Bass, Muskellunge, Northern Pike, Rainbow Trout, Smallmouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Striped Bass Hybrid, Tiger Trout, Walleye, White Bass, Yellow Perch, Atlantic Salmon, Atlantic Sturgeon, Black Sea Bass, Blue Marlin, Blue Shark, Bluefin Tuna, Great White Shark, Grouper, Haddock, Halibut, King Mackerel, Pollock, Shortnose Sturgeon, Striped Bass, Swordfish, Yellowfin Tuna
The top sport fish are Smallmouth bass, Atlantic Salmon, Tuna, Spotted Bass, Rainbow Trout, Shark and Striped Bass.
Climate
Maine has three climatic regions: the northern interior zone, comprising roughly the northern half of the state, between Quebec and New Brunswick; the southern interior zone; and the coastal zone. The northern zone is both drier and cooler in all four seasons than either of the other zones, while the coastal zone is more moderate in temperature year-round than the other two.
The annual mean temperature in the northern zone is about 40°F/5°C. In the southern interior zone, 44°F/7°C and in the coastal zone, 46°F/8°C. Record temperatures for the state are –48°F/–44°C, registered at Van Buren on January 19, 1925, and 105°F/41°C at North Bridgton on July 10, 1911.
The mean annual precipitation increases from 40.2 inches/102 cm in the north to 41.5 inches/105 cm in the southern interior and 45.7 in (116 cm) on the coast. Average annual precipitation at Portland was 45.8 inches/116 cm. Average annual snowfall is 78 inches/198 cm.
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