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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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America, the connection to my computer for Woodward North and Medical Center Village apts. is Comcast cable!
katisreal1 (Kathy Taylor ) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:01:12 -0000
America, the connection to my computer for Woodward North and Medical Center Village apts. is Comcast cable!
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randy_Lowe (Randy Lowe) Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:05 -0000
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Sinse Canada is part of North America would Blacks from there still be considered African American?
Mewils (Mary Wilson) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:48:48 -0000
Sinse Canada is part of North America would Blacks from there still be considered African American?
Our move looks small on a map of North America, but it is 2K KM. According to Google Maps this is LA - Lubbock, TX.
MisterMcLaren (Chris McLaren) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:46:23 -0000
Our move looks small on a map of North America, but it is 2K KM. According to Google Maps this is LA - Lubbock, TX.
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Karchah (Karen Chahrouri) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:45:01 -0000
Christmas shopping online! Use goodshop.com for Dachshund Rescue of North America to donate while shopping!
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viewfromamerica (Alex Ferguson) Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:44:21 -0000
RT @tweetmeme The View From North America: How Lucky We Are http://bit.ly/56sW4p

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