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What states are not apart of the lower 48?
Alaska and Hawaii
What does lower 48 mean?
"The Lower 48" is a term often used to refer to the contiguous 48 states of the USA - excluding Alaska and Hawaii. The "lower" part is in reference to the fact that Alaska is much further north.
Where did the term lower 48 come from?
When Alaska became the 49th state, the other 48 states were all south of it on the map. Hence they were the lower 48.
What are the state's that lie outside Alaska called?
The "Lower 48".
What divides Alaska from the lower 48 US states.?
Canada.
Superimpose Alaska over the lower 48?
See the link.
How long is a train trip from New Mexico to Alaska?
Alaska is not connected to the lower 48 by train.
What state is separated from the US by Canada?
Alaska is separated from the lower 48 states by Canada.
What does the word lower 48 mean?
The lower 48 refers to continental United States. That is, all of the state except for Hawaii and Alaska.
What state in the lower 48 has the largest ocean coast in the lower 48?
Michigan! The Great Lakes State!
What is the northern most capital in the continental US?
Well Alaska is part of the CONTINENTAL USA but not one of the contiguous lower 48 - so I say it is Juneau Alaska. Of the lower 48 it is Augusat Maine
Does it snow the most in Alaska?
No, in fact many places in the 'Lower 48' get more snow than Alaska.
