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Point Udall (Guam)

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issued a statement saying in part "It is fitting that the easternmost point of the United States, in the Virgin Islands, and the westernmost point, in Guam, are both named 'Udall Point.' The Sun will never set on the legacy of Mo Udall." This was also noted in the
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which forms the northern coast of the harbor. Many sources still call it Orote Point, such as the US Military's Orote Point Lanes bowling alley. The
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explained that "America's day would begin and end at a Point Udall." When Mo Udall died in 1998, President
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Point Udall (Orote Point) is the headland on the right in this view of Apra Harbor's mouth
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Congressional resolution designating Udall Point, Guam
260:Weekly compilation of Presidential documents, 1998 310: 233:Tolchin, Martin; Binder, David (1989-02-17). 232: 216: 214: 212: 209: 50: 311: 150:, had been named for Udall's brother, 181:Extreme points of the United States 13: 16:Point on the Orote Peninsula, Guam 14: 340: 297: 66:, is the westernmost point (by 264: 253: 226: 223:from the University of Arizona 198: 112:The point is named for former 1: 281:. March 4, 1999. p. H982 191: 7: 174: 10: 345: 89:. It lies at the mouth of 107: 104:is located at the point. 102:Orote Historical Complex 37:13.447556°N 144.618194°E 235:"The Pillars of Udall" 221:Bill text and articles 205:MWR bowling alley site 142:in the United States, 56: 54: 42:13.447556; 144.618194 324:Headlands of Oceania 165:Congressional Record 133:Joseph Franklin Ada 33: /  240:The New York Times 135:later that month. 57: 319:Landforms of Guam 140:easternmost point 118:Morris "Mo" Udall 81:, located on the 336: 291: 290: 288: 286: 276: 268: 262: 257: 251: 250: 248: 247: 230: 224: 218: 207: 202: 130:Governor of Guam 48: 47: 45: 44: 43: 38: 34: 31: 30: 29: 26: 344: 343: 339: 338: 337: 335: 334: 333: 329:Orote Peninsula 309: 308: 300: 295: 294: 284: 282: 274: 270: 269: 265: 258: 254: 245: 243: 231: 227: 219: 210: 203: 199: 194: 177: 171:of California. 110: 83:Orote Peninsula 41: 39: 35: 32: 27: 24: 22: 20: 19: 17: 12: 11: 5: 342: 332: 331: 326: 321: 307: 306: 299: 298:External links 296: 293: 292: 263: 252: 225: 208: 196: 195: 193: 190: 189: 188: 183: 176: 173: 148:Virgin Islands 109: 106: 62:, also called 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 341: 330: 327: 325: 322: 320: 317: 316: 314: 305: 302: 301: 280: 273: 267: 261: 256: 242: 241: 236: 229: 222: 217: 215: 213: 206: 201: 197: 187: 184: 182: 179: 178: 172: 170: 169:George Miller 166: 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 138:In 1968, the 136: 134: 131: 127: 123: 119: 115: 105: 103: 100: 96: 95:Cabras Island 92: 88: 84: 80: 79:United States 77: 73: 69: 65: 61: 53: 49: 46: 283:. Retrieved 278: 266: 255: 244:. Retrieved 238: 228: 200: 186:Udall family 160:Bill Clinton 137: 116:congressman 111: 63: 59: 58: 28:144°37′5.5″E 25:13°26′51.2″N 18: 279:govinfo.gov 144:Point Udall 122:Denny Smith 99:NRHP-listed 91:Apra Harbor 76:territorial 64:Orote Point 60:Point Udall 40: / 313:Categories 246:2018-10-12 192:References 285:March 13, 74:) in the 72:longitude 175:See also 167:by Rep. 156:Ben Blaz 152:Stewart 114:Arizona 126:Oregon 108:Naming 70:, not 68:travel 275:(PDF) 287:2021 87:Guam 124:of 85:of 315:: 277:. 237:. 211:^ 146:, 289:. 249:.

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13°26′51.2″N 144°37′5.5″E / 13.447556°N 144.618194°E / 13.447556; 144.618194

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longitude
territorial
United States
Orote Peninsula
Guam
Apra Harbor
Cabras Island
NRHP-listed
Orote Historical Complex
Arizona
Morris "Mo" Udall
Denny Smith
Oregon
Governor of Guam
Joseph Franklin Ada
easternmost point
Point Udall
Virgin Islands
Stewart
Ben Blaz
Bill Clinton
Congressional Record
George Miller
Extreme points of the United States
Udall family
MWR bowling alley site

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