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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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BlackBerry Outage hits North America – December 22, 2009 - Showbiz Galore (blog) - http://tinyurl.com/y9fzl37
twit2tom (Vinstream V) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:24:44 -0000
BlackBerry Outage hits North America – December 22, 2009 - Showbiz Galore (blog) - http://tinyurl.com/y9fzl37
Blackberry messenger is down all over North America. The world is going to end! lol
jackiesonegra (Jackie Sonegra) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:24:05 -0000
Blackberry messenger is down all over North America. The world is going to end! lol
A Boeing il pieno controllo di Global Aeronautica, dopo acquisizione del 50% in mano a Alenia North America.
PolimericaNews (Redazione Polimerica) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:22:02 -0000
A Boeing il pieno controllo di Global Aeronautica, dopo acquisizione del 50% in mano a Alenia North America.
I was wondering! RT @BreakingNews: Email outage strikes Blackberry users in North America for second time in less than a week - AP
chipmunc56 (Amit Sudharshan) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:19:17 -0000
I was wondering! RT @BreakingNews: Email outage strikes Blackberry users in North America for second time in less than a week - AP
BlackBerry Outage Affecting North America http://ff.im/-dhJYp
goktuggedik (Goktug Gedik) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:18:19 -0000
BlackBerry Outage Affecting North America http://ff.im/-dhJYp
Research In Motion Ltd. said late Tuesday Blackberry users struggle with e-mail outage in North & S. America & technicians r working on it.
charismatic_ash (Ashwini Acharekar) Wed, 23 Dec 2009 11:17:25 -0000
Research In Motion Ltd. said late Tuesday Blackberry users struggle with e-mail outage in North & S. America & technicians r working on it.

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