Alaska and Hawaii are non-contiguous states, meaning they do not border any other state.
Alaska is a continental state, however, as it is located on the North American continent. It occupies the Northwestern corner of North America and borders Canada to the east.
Hawaii is not a continental state, as it is an island state. It is located in Oceania, practically midway between North America and Asia.
Alaska and Hawaii are the two states outside of the continental usa.
Hawaii and Alaska are not connected to the other 48 states.
Alaska and Hawai'i have no land border with the rest of the US.
The two states not physically connected to the continuous forty eight states are Alaska, which shares a border with Canada, and Hawaii, which are islands in the Pacific Ocean.
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Alaska and Hawaii.
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Alaska and Hawaii are outside of CONUS.
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The 48 states of the continental United States are found within the latitude range from N 25 to N 50 degrees. The longitude goes from west 65 in Maine on the east coast to west 125 in California on the west coast. All cities and states in the continental United States will be found in this range of latitude and longitude. Alaska, Hawaii, and US Territories are outside this range.
The Contiguous US is the lower 48 (all connected, situated between Canada and Mexico). The Continental US is the lower 48 and Alaska (US on the North American continent)
There are actually several continental divides in North America; in the Wikipedia article on "Continental divide" you can see them on a map. And yes, it seems that one of them passes through New Mexico.
No. The United States is a country located in North America. The continental U.S. lies South of Canada, and North of Mexico; however, there are states and territories owned by the United States which are not part part of the continental U.S. Such territories include Hawaii, Alaska and a number of other off shore territories.
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.
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There are 49 states in continental America.
Hawaii and Alaska. :)
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There are two states that are not attached to the continental United States. Alaska (Postal Abbreviation: AK) is separated from the continental United States by Canada. Hawaii (HI) is separated from the continental United States by the Pacific Ocean.
Alaska and Texas.
The US states are all 50 sates, the continental states are the states connected on the mainland which excludes Alaska and Hawaii.
Alaska & Hawaii are not part of continental US.
(see related question) There are 50 US states. There are 48 (all but two) in the "continental United States", those two being Alaska and Hawaii. (even though Alaska is obviously part of North America as well)
There are three "contiguous" continental US states on the Pacific Coast : Washington, Oregon, and California. The other two states with Pacific Ocean shorelines are Alaska and Hawaii.
There are three states in the continental U.S. bordered by the Pacific Ocean. These states are Washington, Oregon, and California.