]

North America is a continent in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost fully in the western hemisphere, bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the south and west by the North Pacific Ocean; South America lies to the southeast. It covers an area of about 24,480,000 km² (9,450,000 sq mi), or about 4.8% of the planet's surface. As of July 2002, its population was estimated at more than 514,000,000. It is the third largest continent in area, after Asia and Africa, and is fourth in population after Asia, Africa, and Europe.

Etymology

---

A number of theories exist regarding the naming of North and South America. The most widely recognized is that they are named after Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not the East Indies, but a New World, previously undiscovered by Europeans. The second and less generally accepted is that the continents are named after an English merchant named Richard Amerike from Bristol, who is believed to have financed John Cabot's voyage of discovery from England to Newfoundland in 1497. A third and minutely explored belief that has been advanced is that America was named for a Spanish sailor bearing the ancient Visigothic name of 'Amairick'.

More on [ North America ]

North America - Twitter Search

Breaking news...SuperFooty in North America - get it here! http://www.boardgames.ca/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=25740
Superfooty_com (SuperFooty RetroGame) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:57:29 -0000
Breaking news...SuperFooty in North America - get it here! http://www.boardgames.ca/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=25740
New Event Listed : Jan 30, 2010: Gallery for the Art of Native North America at Metropolitan Museum of Art http://bit.ly/544u0l
when_NY (Local events) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:47:57 -0000
New Event Listed : Jan 30, 2010: Gallery for the Art of Native North America at Metropolitan Museum of Art http://bit.ly/544u0l
Winter in America: Oregon's North Umpqua River. http://tinyurl.com/yeva9ju
HotNewsNet (HotNewsNet) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:43:24 -0000
Winter in America: Oregon's North Umpqua River. http://tinyurl.com/yeva9ju
#Travel Filed under: North America, Hotels and Accommodations, Travel DealsA holiday gift is landing on .. http://bit.ly/5hIJ7n
StayBankdotCom (toddmeadows) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:37:59 -0000
#Travel Filed under: North America, Hotels and Accommodations, Travel DealsA holiday gift is landing on .. http://bit.ly/5hIJ7n
"Atlante Can Strike Huge Blow for North America" http://j.mp/921K0i
ProstSoccer (Sounders News) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:37:05 -0000
"Atlante Can Strike Huge Blow for North America" http://j.mp/921K0i
Ghent Film Festival, IEBA Honors Chubby Checker, Content and ...: ... the Pacific and North America through the medium o http://url4.eu/wYbo
film_awards (OM Foundation) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:34:00 -0000
Ghent Film Festival, IEBA Honors Chubby Checker, Content and ...: ... the Pacific and North America through the medium o http://url4.eu/wYbo

Subscribe to North_America RSS feed