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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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@MissSLY its Birds of North America. but wasnt the surgical masks AH-mazing though?
creamofthecrop (creamofthecrop) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:45:26 -0000
@MissSLY its Birds of North America. but wasnt the surgical masks AH-mazing though?
Proverbs [Flickr]: B a s t i a n o posted a photo: Proverbs of natives from the North of America type writ.. http://bit.ly/3B2hph
Maalo (bastiano) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:35:25 -0000
Proverbs [Flickr]: B a s t i a n o posted a photo: Proverbs of natives from the North of America type writ.. http://bit.ly/3B2hph
Pilkington North America Sales Team to begin Promoting the American Auto Glass ...: COLUMBU.. http://bit.ly/3WnC9p http://bit.ly/4LZRA
AndrewKolikoff (Andrew Kolikoff) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:33:54 -0000
Pilkington North America Sales Team to begin Promoting the American Auto Glass ...: COLUMBU.. http://bit.ly/3WnC9p http://bit.ly/4LZRA
Big up to all the designers at the Ottawa fashion week including Jason Meyers, Theives, Dace, Birds of North America , Jefferson Sukkoo...
StaceyMcKenzie1 (Stacey McKenzie) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:32:33 -0000
Big up to all the designers at the Ottawa fashion week including Jason Meyers, Theives, Dace, Birds of North America , Jefferson Sukkoo...
@LauraChristine_ we have a rainforest in washington... its the only one in america or north america or some crazyness like that
gregstrong (gregstrong) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:28:04 -0000
@LauraChristine_ we have a rainforest in washington... its the only one in america or north america or some crazyness like that
BofA suspending federal student loan program: CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp will s.. http://bit.ly/4bxzKq
TampaWebNet (Tampa WebNet) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:21:35 -0000
BofA suspending federal student loan program: CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp will s.. http://bit.ly/4bxzKq

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