contiguous United States

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geographical region part of country

The contiguous United States refers to the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the District of Columbia on the North American mainland, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form Occurrences
continental United States 15
Continental United States 2
conterminous United States 2

Statements (75)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
part of country ⓘ
alsoKnownAs contiguous United States ⓘ
surface form: conterminous United States

contiguous United States ⓘ
surface form: coterminous United States

lower 48 ⓘ
the 48 adjoining states ⓘ
the 48 contiguous states ⓘ
boundedByBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
containsGeographicalFeature Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Great Lakes ⓘ
Great Plains ⓘ
Mississippi River ⓘ
Rocky Mountains ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
excludesAdministrativeTerritory Alaska ⓘ
Hawaii ⓘ
includesAdministrativeTerritory Alabama ⓘ
Arizona ⓘ
Arkansas ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Colorado ⓘ
Connecticut ⓘ
Province of Delaware ⓘ
surface form: Delaware

District of Columbia ⓘ
Florida ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
Idaho ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ
Iowa ⓘ
Kansas ⓘ
Kentucky ⓘ
Louisiana ⓘ
Maine ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
Massachusetts ⓘ
Michigan (most of state) ⓘ
surface form: Michigan

Minnesota ⓘ
Mississippi ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ
Montana ⓘ
Nebraska ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ
New Hampshire ⓘ
New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey

New Mexico ⓘ
New York ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
North Dakota ⓘ
Ohio ⓘ
Oklahoma ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
Rhode Island ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
South Dakota ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
Vermont ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
West Virginia ⓘ
Wisconsin ⓘ
Wyoming ⓘ
locatedOnContinent North America ⓘ
partOf United States of America ⓘ
sharesLandBorderWith Canada ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
timeZoneIncludes Central Time Zone ⓘ
Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
Mountain Time Zone ⓘ
Pacific Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

contiguous United States → alsoKnownAs → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: conterminous United States
contiguous United States → alsoKnownAs → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: coterminous United States
U.S. Army Recruiting Command → appliesToJurisdiction → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: continental United States
49th Missile Defense Battalion → areaOfOperations → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: continental United States
U.S. Air Forces Northern → areaOfResponsibility → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: continental United States
U.S. Army North → areaOfResponsibility → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: continental United States
U.S. Northern Command → areaOfResponsibility → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Continental United States
Rupert's Land → borderedBy → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States (to the south, in part)
eastern Mexico → borders → contiguous United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern Mexico
this entity surface form: United States (via northeastern Mexico)
Alaska Peninsula → connects → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: North American mainland
USGS topographic maps → coverage → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: conterminous United States
United States airspace → extendsOver → contiguous United States ⓘ
Acid Rain Program → geographicScope → contiguous United States ⓘ
Interstate Highway System → geographicScope → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: continental United States
A. H. Johnson → highestPointIn → contiguous United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Mount Whitney
United States territorial waters → includesAreasOff → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: continental United States
Jacksonville, Florida → isLargestCityByAreaIn → contiguous United States ⓘ
Mount Elbert → isSecondHighestPointOf → contiguous United States ⓘ
Weather Prediction Center → jurisdiction → contiguous United States ⓘ
Town of Copper Canyon, Texas → locatedIn → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Continental United States
United States Coast Artillery Corps → operatedIn → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: continental United States
U.S. Army Combined Arms Center → operatesIn → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: continental United States
U.S. Army Forces Command → operatesWithin → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: continental United States
Western Recruiting Region → operatesWithin → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: continental United States
U.S. state of Oklahoma → partOf → contiguous United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Oklahoma
NCAA Division II Wrestling Championships → region → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: continental United States
NOAA weather radio network → regionServed → contiguous United States ⓘ
subject surface form: NOAA Weather Radio
this entity surface form: continental United States
Alaska → separatedFrom → contiguous United States ⓘ
Alaska Airlines → servesRegion → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lower 48 states
Bell System → serviceArea → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: continental United States
SPC → serviceArea → contiguous United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Storm Prediction Center
Key West, Florida → southernmostCityOf → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: continental United States
GE P42DC → usedInRegion → contiguous United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: continental United States