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Point Udall (U.S. Virgin Islands)

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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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of the first U.S. sunrise of that year. From the monument an informal trail of moderate difficulty leads down to the point, which is composed primarily of uplifted and rotated volcanic and sedimentary rocks of Upper Cretaceous origin.
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said "If our legislation is approved, America's day would begin and end at a Point Udall."
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known as the Millennium Monument was built above Point Udall for the
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Point Udall (U.S. Virgin Islands) (the U.S. Virgin Islands)
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Location of Point Udall in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
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by travel, not longitude, which is in Guam, is also named
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Saint Croix, United States Virgin Islands geography stubs
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17°45′21″N 64°34′01″W / 17.75583°N 64.56694°W / 17.75583; -64.56694
Point Udall (U.S. Virgin Islands) is located in Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Point Udall (U.S. Virgin Islands) is located in the U.S. Virgin Islands
St. Croix
U.S. Virgin Islands
easternmost point
longitude
insular areas
Stewart Udall
United States Secretary of the Interior
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
sundial
New Year's
azimuth
westernmost point of the United States
Point Udall
Morris Udall
Denny Smith
Ben Blaz
Bill Clinton
Congressional Record
George Miller
Extreme points of the United States
Udall family
"The Pillars of Udall"
The New York Times
"Geology of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands"
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