Contiguous means that their borders are touching the continental US. Alaska and Hawaii do not touch the mainland.
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You answered your own question. There are the Continental United States , or contiguous states, and the non-contiguous States . Although Alaska is continental , it touches no other state.
There are no states that touch Alaska. The Nearest state is Washington.
(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)
Alaska is because its part of North America on the continent not in the ocean even though it does not touch the US itself. Hawaii is a series of islands and is not continental because it does not touch North America.
There are 49 states in continental America.
The US states are all 50 sates, the continental states are the states connected on the mainland which excludes Alaska and Hawaii.
It means it does not touch any other state. Alaska and Hawaii are independent states. The "continental US" and "lower 48" are terms used to refer to the contiguos US.
Contiguous means that their borders are touching the continental US. Alaska and Hawaii do not touch the mainland.
48 states in the us touch another state
The Continental or Contiguous US means the states that touch each other. The contiguous United States are the "Lower 48" States on the continent of North America that are south of Canada, plus the Capital (Washington, D.C.) The term excludes the states of Alaska and Hawaii, and all off-shore territories and possessions, such as Puerto Rico.There are 50 US states, but only 48 are 48 contiguous states. Alaska and Hawaii are the only 2 that are not part of the mainland and do not have a border with the other 48 states.
Hawaii and Alaska do not touch the original country.
Although a bit of a misnomer since Alaska is on the North American continent, the "continental United States" refers to all incorporated areas of the United States except for Alaska and Hawai'i.
There are three states in the continental U.S. bordered by the Pacific Ocean. These states are Washington, Oregon, and California.
48. hawaii and alaska don't touch other states in the us
48. Hawaii and Alaska don't touch other states in the us