The Lower 48
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- 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
The term "Lower 48" refers to the U.S. states located on the continent of North America south of the Canadian border, which excludes the states of Alaska and Hawaii. Washington D.C., which is not a state nor part of a state, is also included when the term is used.
How It's Used
“The head of the Senate Energy Committee, Republican Sen. Pete Domenici, said on Tuesday that a tax credit guaranteeing a minimum price for gas that would flow through the massive proposed line to the Lower 48 States would not be included in a broad energy bill now being finalized in Washington.” —Jeffrey Jones, “Alaska Pipeline Project Faces a Murkier Future,” Reuters, October 15, 2003. “Experience has shown that oil wells can coexist with wildlife, that sound environmental practices can go hand-in-hand with active drilling. That’s been the case in a number of wildlife refuges in the lower 48.” —Steve Forbes, “Dry Well for Sanity,” Forbes, November 24, 2003, p. 32. "Alaskan resorts and cruises that were fully booked by this time last year are slashing rates and throwing in extra enticements, like free glacier tours and salmon bakes. Alaska Airlines is pitching in with a 15%-off special on flights from the lower 48 states to cities like Juneau, Ketchikan and Sitka." —Candace Jackson, "Alaska Fights a Tourism Cold Front --- Cruise lines and resorts offer steep discounts; missing a 'Palin effect,'" The Wall Street Journal, April 24, 2009, p. W1. "The 2,760-kilometre pipeline would carry gas from Alaska's North Slope - where ExxonMobil is the largest player - to markets in the lower 48 U.S. states. —Lauren Krugel, "ExxonMobil is backing TransCanada Alaska line; North Slope producer to invest $150 million in Canadian enterprise," The Toronto Star, June 12, 2009, p. B04. "But the researchers hope their efforts to track the young male, designated M56, will help explain why only an estimated 250 to 500 wolverines remain in the lower 48 states and what their fate might be in the face of development and climate change.
"Wolverines live in Alaska and Canada, and 'we know they used to be in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, California and Washington,' said Robert M. Inman, who directs the Greater Yellowstone Wolverine Program of the Wildlife Conservation Society, the organization that also runs the Bronx Zoo." —Cornelia Dean, "After 90 Years, the Wolverine (Just One) Returns to Colorado," The New York Times, June 19, 2009. Links Related on eAlmanac
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The 51st State
Beyond eAlmanac
Wikipedia article on the Lower 48
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