48 states are contiguous. Two states, Alaska and Hawaii are non-contiguous.
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.
Texas is one of the 48 contiguous U.S. states.
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The non-contiguous states. Alaska and Hawaii.
The non-contiguous states in America are Alaska and Hawaii. Alaska is located to the northwest of Canada and is separated from the contiguous United States by Canada. Hawaii is an archipelago situated in the central Pacific Ocean, about 2,400 miles from the mainland U.S.
None of the lower 48 states are not contiguous. All are attached to another state. Only Hawaii and Alaska are not attached to another state.
An example of contiguous can be seen in the United States, where the 48 states are considered contiguous because they are connected and share borders without any gaps. This contrasts with non-contiguous states like Alaska and Hawaii, which are separated from the mainland. In a more general context, contiguous can describe anything that is physically touching or adjacent, such as contiguous pieces of land or sequential pages in a book.
When a state is not touching any other state in the U.S., it is referred to as being "non-contiguous." This typically applies to states like Alaska and Hawaii, which are separated from the mainland United States. Non-contiguous states may have unique geographic, cultural, and logistical characteristics that distinguish them from contiguous states. Their isolation can impact travel, commerce, and governance.
Hawaii being one of two states in the non-contiguous (not connected to the other 48 states) United States, being located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. North of it is Alaska, the other non-contiguous states. However, the two states are separated by 2,000-3,000 miles of water.
The 48 American states whose borders are shared with one or more states are contiguous. The remaining two states, Hawaii and Alaska, do not have borders that touch any other American state. They are, therefore, not contiguous states.