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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
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'. More on [ North America ]
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RT @wam_photography: .@masmom shipping is included to North America with the prices on the www.wamphotography.com/gallery site//AWESOME
masmom (Lu) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:10:41 -0000
RT @wam_photography: .@masmom shipping is included to North America with the prices on the www.wamphotography.com/gallery site//AWESOME
Some sources are sighting massive bank failures in North America late this year.
JermaneDailey (Jermane Dailey) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:08:32 -0000
Some sources are sighting massive bank failures in North America late this year.
I think playing the Pro Bowl a week earlier is a great idea! Signed, North America vs. the World in the NHL All-Star Game.
jamiesamue
Butterflies of North America - US Geological Survey's guide to the butterflies of the US and northern Mexico, including a photographic identification guide, county checklists, and distribution maps.
Meta Description: [ Information on hundreds of species of butterflies occurring in the United States or northern Mexico, including distribution maps, county checklists, species accounts, and full-sized and thumbnail photos of adults and larvae ]
Mike on the Road - Photo gallery of butterflies of northeastern Mexico and the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
Meta Description: [ Mike & Kim on the Road ]
Butterfly Sightings Listing Software - Software to organize sightings and photos. Includes databases for North American butterflies, dragonflies, birds, and mammals.
Meta Description: [ Customizable Birding Software from Wildlife Computing. The most powerful database for keeping track of your wildlife sightings - birds, mammals, butterflies, dragonflies, and more ]
Jim P. Brock - The Butterfly Man - Personal page of the co-author of several popular butterfly books.
Meta Description: [ Jim P. Brock has been studying butterflies for 40 years. He is the co-author of Butterflies of Southern Arizona (1991). Butterflies of North America (2003) and Field Guide to Caterpillars (2005). Jim specializes in the life histories of butterflies and their foodplants. His photographs have appea... ]
Kenn Kaufman - Butterflies - Brief information on how to look for and identify butterflies.
North American Butterfly Association - A membership-based not-for-profit organization working to increase public enjoyment and conservation of butterflies.
Meta Description: [ North American Butterfly Association home page ]
Priscilla and Hank Brodkin's Site - Butterfly images, mostly from Arizona and Mexico, and information about the Butterflies of Arizona field guide.
The Butterfly Digest - Recent messages from many different regional butterfly and odonate e-mail groups.
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