Originally Posted by
GriddleCakes
You mean contiguous U.S. The farthest you could move from Florida within the continental U.S. is probably Barrow, Alaska, as Alaska is quite definitely part of the North American continent. Heck, we make up, like, a full quarter of the continental U.S. You have no idea how many Ebay sellers I've argued with over this.
Yes, you're correct in the strict sense of the term. On the other hand, it looks like "continental U.S." is used interchangeably with "contiguous U.S.," at least according to Wikipedia.
Contiguous United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I agree, though, that "contiguous U.S." should be used for clarity.
