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According to Wikipedia, Alaskans and Hawaiians don't typically use either phrase, instead preferring "the mainland", "stateside", "outside" or "the lower 48" (these last two exclusive to AK). Wiki also claims the phrase "continental United States" originated around 1898, when the US acquired Hawaii and other off-shore territories.
Proper linguists could argue against this. "Continental" is easily defined, but "contiguous" is often mistaken. According to Dictionary.com, "contiguous" has a few definitions, and not only means "touching" or "in contact" (as in real estate), but also "near" or "in close proximity without actually touching." This then, when applied to this issue, could include Alaska, depending on whether you regard a little less than 500 miles as "close proximity".
To complicate things further, there is also the "conterminous United States". "Conterminous" means having common borders, the definition often erroneously attributed to "contiguous".
"Contiguous" means sharing a common boundary or touching, while "conterminous" means sharing a common boundary or being adjacent without any overlap. In general, the terms are used interchangeably to describe areas that are adjacent or touching without any gaps.
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What are the 2 major mountain ranges in the contiguous US?
The two major mountain ranges in the contiguous United States are the Rocky Mountains, which stretch from Canada down to New Mexico, and the Sierra Nevada, which runs along the border between California and Nevada.
What is the southernmost city of the 48 contiguous states?
Key West, Florida is the southernmost city of the 48 contiguous states.
If you traveled west from the contiguous US which continents would you reach?
Asia
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Austin, Texas is the southernmost state capital among the 48 contiguous states.
What is the largest county in the contiguous US?
San Bernardino County in California is the largest county in the contiguous United States by land area.
Difference between continuous and contiguous?
contiguous is "separated in space" and continuous is "separated in time"
Difference between contiguous and non contiguous memory allocation?
In a contiguous memory allocation there is no overhead during execution of a program. In a non contiguous memory allocation address translation is performed during execution.
Difference between contiguous and non contiguous memory?
In contiguous allocation there is no overhead during execution of a program. In noncontiguous allocation address translation is performed during execution Contiguous memory allocates single area of memory Noncontigious memory allocates several memory areas - one memory are to each component of a process
What is the difference between contiguous and non contiguous memory allocation?
in contiguous allocation overhead during execution of a program.in non contiguous allocation address translation is performed during execution of a program..
What is the Major difference between the colonial empire of Russia and Britain and France?
Russia's empire was territorially contiguous.
What is Difference between contiguous set of files and a noncontiguous set of files?
Contiguous: Immediately adjacent. For example, contiguous sectors on a disk are sectors that come one after the other. Frequently, a file stored on disk can become fragmented, which means that it is stored on non-contiguous sectors. taken from http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/C/contiguous.HTML So one could assume that the difference is that contiguous files are files that are stored immediately adjacent from one another (together) and non-contiguous files are not stored adjacently hence are separated or scattered. Hope this was of some help.
What is the difference between a zone and a domain?
A domain is a portion of the overall DNS namespace. A zone, however, can contain multiple contiguous domains.
What is A major difference between the colonial empire of Russia on the one hand and Britain and France on the other?
Russia's empire is territorially contiguous.
What is the difference between the US and the Contiguous US?
"Contiguous" means the part that's all connected, all parts physically touching each other. The part of the US in which you could walk or drive to anywhere in it without leaving the country. Alaska isn't contiguous because you can't walk there without going through Canada. Hawaii isn't contiguous because you can't walk there at all. The "contiguous US" is the "lower 48" states.
What is the difference between continuous and contiguous memory allocation?
Contiguous is a word that is used normally when objects are spatially adjacent and Continuous is a word that is normally used when events are adjacent in time. This usage is probably the reason why arrays are "contiguously" allocated and not "continuously" allocated. On the other hand, a function f(t) is "continuous" and not "contiguous".
How do you use coterminous?
This situation is conterminous
Which conterminous state is furthest north?
Maine
