Located at the northwest corner of North America, Alaska is the northernmost and westernmost state in the United States, but also has the most easterly longitude in the United States because the Aleutian Islands extend into the Eastern Hemisphere.
loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd æt ðə nɔːɹθwˈɛst kˈɔːɹnɚɹ ʌv nˈɔːɹθ ɐmˈɛɹɪkə, ɐlˈæskə ɪz ðə nˈɔːɹðɚnmˌoʊst ænd wˈɛstɚnmˌoʊst stˈeɪt ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts, bˌʌt ˈɔːlsoʊ hɐz ðə mˈoʊst ˈiːstɚli lˈɔndʒɪtˌuːd ɪnðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts bɪkˈʌz ðɪ ɐlˈuːʃən ˈaɪləndz ɛkstˈɛnd ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˈiːstɚn hˈɛmɪsfˌɪɹ.