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Geographic centers of the United States

January 1, 1964

There is no generally accepted definition of geographic center, and no completely satisfactory method for determining it. Because of this, there may be as many geographic centers of a State or country as there are definitions of the term. The geographic center of an area may be defined as the center of gravity of the surface, or that point on which the surface of the area would balance if it were a plane of uniform thickness.

Publication Year 1964
Title Geographic centers of the United States
DOI 10.3133/70039437
Authors
Publication Type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Unnumbered Series
Index ID 70039437
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse