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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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freedom4USA (freedom fighter mom) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:54:21 -0000
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@wgosse yeah china is rich but they have people than all of north america that live on less than 1$ a day so still 3rd world get CO2 credits
JohnnieOil (Johnnie Oil) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:53:43 -0000
@wgosse yeah china is rich but they have people than all of north america that live on less than 1$ a day so still 3rd world get CO2 credits
Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America (The… - by Howard A. Liebman MD http://j.mp/7KnRVs
technical_book (New Technical Books) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:52:12 -0000
Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia, An Issue of Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America (The… - by Howard A. Liebman MD http://j.mp/7KnRVs
"Every year, kids in North America spend close to half a billion dollars on chewing gum." ~ @uselessknowledg #quote #yikes
DittoWatch (DittoWatch) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:51:48 -0000
"Every year, kids in North America spend close to half a billion dollars on chewing gum." ~ @uselessknowledg #quote #yikes
The Battle for this barren wasteland we call North America has just begun!
adragon (adragon) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:44:50 -0000
The Battle for this barren wasteland we call North America has just begun!
RT @MontyGMiller: Very critical... In my opinion, US/ North America is a leader in ag production systems and technology w/in ag #foodchat
cownutritionist (Robin Rastani) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:38:42 -0000
RT @MontyGMiller: Very critical... In my opinion, US/ North America is a leader in ag production systems and technology w/in ag #foodchat

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