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US Closest Non-Bordering States

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Name the 50 pairs of non-bordering (water borders excluded) states which have the shortest distance between them (based on closest distance from one state’s land to the other’s). Use state abbreviations or state names in either order to answer (i.e. ‘CATX’, ‘TXCA’, ‘CaliforniaTexas’, or ‘TexasCalifornia’).

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SaRogVex Geography

1 month ago

is the new york-rhode island one not over water? or am i misunderstanding the water rule?

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darin

1 month ago

Reply to SaRogVex Geography

Yeah the wording might seem confusing – I mean water borders are excluded in deciding if two states border. So NY/RI does count for this quiz as their border is only over water, which is excluded, so they are non-bordering for the purpose of this quiz.

bg616

3 years ago

Fun quiz! Surprisingly difficult to get them all.

ofas

3 years ago

Reply to bg616

yeah dude I did like 25 without a map and only 37 using a map and I am FURIOUS