"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.
It is not connected by land to the lower 48 US States.
Fraser, Colorado is the coldest place in the lower 48 states with an average mean temperature of 32.5 degrees Fahrenheit.
It indicates that the state does not border the lower 48 US States.
The lower 48 refers to continental United States. That is, all of the state except for Hawaii and Alaska.
48 states are contiguous. Two states, Alaska and Hawaii are non-contiguous.
there were 48 states. we bought Alaska in 1948.
It means the 48 contigious states, Washington, D.C., and Alaska but not Hawaii.
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There were 48 other states.