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The two states that are outside the contiguous US are Alaska and Hawaii.
It means it is not contiguous. Hawaii and Alaska are not contiguous states.
Alaska and Hawaii
One of them is Alaska.
The word is contiguous. The 48 contiguous states are the states located on the North America continent that are between Canada and Mexico.
The state in the 48 contiguous states that has the westernmost is Washington. It is located at Cape Alava. The westernmost geographic center of the 48 contiguous states is in Oregon.
The state in the 48 contiguous states that has the westernmost is Washington. It is located at Cape Alava. The westernmost geographic center of the 48 contiguous states is in Oregon.
The word contiguous means touching or connected. The contiguous US refers to the largest connected piece of American land. This happens to be the land situated between Mexico and Canada, which is also referred to as the Lower 48 because it contains forty-eight states. Therefore, the 48 states that are joined together are considered the contiguous United States, leaving Hawaii and Alaska as stand-alone states.The contiguous US is sometimes mistaken with the continental US. The continental US refers to the area of the US that is located on the continent of North America. This is just the contiguous US in addition to Alaska. Yet, Hawaii is not a part of the continental US either.It means it does not physically touch other states. Hawaii has an ocean between itself and other states. Alaska has another country- Canada- between it and another state.
The two states outside the contiguous US are Alaska and Hawaii. The capital city of Alaska is Juneau, and the capital city of Hawaii is Honolulu.
Minnesota at the the Northwest Angle near Lake of the Woods.
The contiguous United States, also known as the "lower 48" states, are the 48 states that are connected to each other by land, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. They are located in North America and are bordered by Canada to the north, Mexico to the south, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east.
The word is contiguous. The 48 contiguous states are the states located on the North America continent that are between Canada and Mexico. Sometimes they are referred to incorrectly as the 'continental' United States. Continental is incorrect because Alaska is also on North America.