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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

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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'.

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city of vancouver and north america is for whites or asians if you r person of color you are just a slave of the system
racistvancuver ( sinnergeorge bush) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:18:35 -0000
city of vancouver and north america is for whites or asians if you r person of color you are just a slave of the system
"Blame It On Love by Hoppers ... North America Live"
WCMRNowPlaying (WCMR Now Playing) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:16:48 -0000
"Blame It On Love by Hoppers ... North America Live"
The 10 most-affordable ski spots in North America http://blodic.us/12572902357
blodicus (Blodic.us) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:05:12 -0000
The 10 most-affordable ski spots in North America http://blodic.us/12572902357
@urbanreserve RT @hapaningvan Did you know? Vancouver is North America's highest per-capita wine consumer.
kathygko (Kathy Ko) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:02:49 -0000
@urbanreserve RT @hapaningvan Did you know? Vancouver is North America's highest per-capita wine consumer.
andrew_tui @sts330 The Largest Solar Power Community in North America http://bit.ly/2is80I
STS330 (Willliam Foster) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:02:14 -0000
andrew_tui @sts330 The Largest Solar Power Community in North America http://bit.ly/2is80I
RT @benjilovitt Hey America-if it's a North America-only league, it's not a world championship. The rest of the world gets it, why don't we?
Yael_80 (Yael_80) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:00:15 -0000
RT @benjilovitt Hey America-if it's a North America-only league, it's not a world championship. The rest of the world gets it, why don't we?

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