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What river is the primary source of hydroelectric power for the Pacific Northwest of the contiguous US?
colorado river
Mississippi River is to US as Nile River is to what?
Mississippi River is to US as Nile River is to Egypt. This analogy is comparing the river to the country it is located in. The Mississippi River is located in the United States and the Nile River is located in Egypt.
What is the smallest contiguous state in the US?
The smallest US State, contiguous or otherwise is Rhode Island.
What state is located in the most central part of the US?
Kansas is the geographic center of the contiguous 48 U.S. states.
What does it mean if a state is outside contiguous or not part of the contiguous US?
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.
What river is located in the northwest part of the US?
Columbia river
Is the Mississippi river located in the us or Canada?
us
Give me the two states that are outside the contiguous US?
The two states that are outside the contiguous US are Alaska and Hawaii.
How do you pronounce the word contiguous?
The word "contiguous" is pronounced as kuhn-TIG-yoo-uhs.
Is Puerto Rico part of the contiguous US?
No. Puerto Rico is an overseas territory (a protectorate) of the United States. The United Nations considers it a colony of the US. But, the reason it is not part of the contiguous US is because of its geographic location - - in the Caribbean Sea and not physically connected to the mainland.
If a state is outside the US what does it mean?
It means it is not contiguous. Hawaii and Alaska are not contiguous states.
What is the second highest peak in the contiguous US and in what state is it located in?
The second highest peak in the contiguous US is Mount Tyndall in California. It is part of the Sierra Nevada mountain range and stands at an elevation of 14,018 feet (4,273 meters).
