No it isnt bigger in population and land area.
Texas
Sitka, Alaska is the largest city by land mass in the continental US.
Texas in the continental us and Alaska ALASKA is NOT contiguous, Texas is the largest land area. So if you "Which of the forty-eight contiguous states has the largest land area?" Well TEXAS is the largest. ~00ANIMEMANIA00~
Continental US.
Rhode Island.
Wyoming
The edges of the continental plates under water are called the continental shelf.
The continental US is considered to be the mainland, by Hawaiians.
Sitka, Alaska is the largest US city by land area with a land area of 2,870 sq. miles.
Hawaii.
the continental shelf