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Maine: Flag The state seal of Maine features a central shield with a pine tree and moose, flanked by a farmer with a scythe on the left and a sailor with an anchor on the right. Above the shield is a red star and the state motto Dirigo, while a blue banner at the bottom displays the name Maine. Maine's state bird is the chickadee. Maine's state flower is the white pine cone and tassel. Map of the U.S. state of Maine showing major cities, county seats, and state boundaries. The map highlights Maine's borders with New Hampshire, Quebec, and New Brunswick, and marks the Atlantic Ocean coastline. A small locator map in the corner shows Maine's position in the northeastern United States. Rocky coastline with waves crashing against boulders along Frenchman Bay in Acadia National Park, Maine, with pine trees and forested land in the background. Map of the United States highlighting the state of Maine in orange in the northeastern corner of the country, with Augusta marked as its capital. Surrounding regions including Canada, the Atlantic Ocean, and nearby U.S. states are also shown for context. Golden sunlight illuminates trees at the base of Mt. Katahdin, reflected in a calm lake, with dark mountains and clouds in the background at sunset in Baxter State Park, Maine. Map of Maine highlighting physical features such as major rivers, lakes, and mountain ranges. Notable features include Mount Katahdin, Moosehead Lake, the Penobscot and Kennebec rivers, Acadia National Park, and the Atlantic coastline. The map shows state boundaries with New Hampshire, Quebec, and New Brunswick, and includes a small locator map of Maine's position within the United States. Map of the New England region in the northeastern United States, showing state boundaries, major cities, state capitals marked with stars, and physical features such as lakes, rivers, islands, and mountain ranges. States included are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, bordered by Canada to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south.
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Maine: Flag
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Maine

state, United States
Also known as: Pine Tree State
Written by
John N. Cole
Cofounder and Editor, Maine Times, Topsham, 1968–82. Author of In Maine and others.
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Maine, constituent state of the United States of America. The largest of the six New England states in area, it lies at the northeastern corner of the country. Its total area, including about 2,300 square miles (6,000 square km) of inland water, represents nearly half of the total area of New England. Maine is bounded to the northwest and northeast by the Canadian provinces of Quebec and New Brunswick, respectively, and to the west by...

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