Definitions for lower 48
ˈloʊ ərlower 48

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 6 votes

1. lower 48noun

   the contiguous continental states area of the United States of America, comprising 48 states in number, and the District of Columbia, excluding Alaska and Hawaii.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lower 48

   The contiguous United States (officially the conterminous United States) consists of the 48 adjoining U.S. states and the Federal District of the United States of America. The term excludes the only two non-contiguous states, Alaska and Hawaii (also the last ones admitted to the Union), and all other offshore insular areas, such as American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The colloquial term "Lower 48" is used also, especially in relation to just Alaska (Hawaii is farther south). The related but distinct term continental United States includes Alaska (which is also on the continent of North America but separated from the 48 states by British Columbia and Yukon of Canada), but excludes the Hawaiian Islands and all U.S. territories in the Caribbean and the Pacific.The greatest distance (on a great-circle route) entirely within the contiguous U.S. is 2,802 miles (4,509 km), between Florida and the State of Washington; the greatest north–south line is 1,650 miles (2,660 km). The contiguous U.S. occupies an area of 3,119,884.69 square miles (8,080,464.3 km2). Of this area, 2,959,064.44 square miles (7,663,941.7 km2) is actual land, composing 83.65% of the total U.S. land area, and is slightly smaller than the area of Australia. Officially, 160,820.25 square miles (416,522.5 km2) of the contiguous United States is water area, composing 62.66% of the nation's total water area. The contiguous United States, if it were a country, would be placed fifth on the list of countries and dependencies by area. However, the total area of the U.S., including Alaska and Hawaii, ranks third or fourth. In land area only, the country ranks fourth, behind Russia, Canada and China, but ahead of Brazil and Australia. Brazil is 431,000 square kilometers (166,000 sq mi) larger than the contiguous United States, but smaller than the entire United States, while Russia, Canada, and maybe China are the only countries larger than both. The 2020 census population of this area was 328,571,074, comprising 99.13% of the nation's population, and a density of 111.04 inhabitants/sq mi (42.872/km2), compared to 93.844/sq mi (36.233/km2) for the nation as a whole.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lower 48

   The Lower 48 is a term commonly used in the United States to refer to the contiguous states of the country, excluding Alaska and Hawaii. It is used to differentiate these states from the non-contiguous ones and is primarily used in discussions related to geography, statistics, and general comparisons.

How to pronounce lower 48?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say lower 48 in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lower 48 in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lower 48 in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of lower 48 in a Sentence

1. David Wright:

   That range would not be enough to reach the lower 48 states or the large islands of Hawaii, but would allow it to reach all of Alaska.

2. Drew Kerr:

   By ignoring huge swaths of lynx habitat, the Service is undermining the benefits of protecting individual lynx wherever they are found in the Lower 48, To recover in the American West, lynx need habitat protections throughout their range.

3. Walter Zimmerman:

   You have the threat that a high enough price will start to activate the 7,700 drilled but uncompleted wells in the lower 48 states, and meanwhile, if Iranian crude is really taken off the water, it's going to impact Brent much more than it's going to impact WTI.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lower_48
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_48
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com