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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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If you are a #smallville fan, who is not from North America please contact me about the possibility of sending local gifts to the project.
GlobalGratitude (Global Gratitude) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:53:24 -0000
If you are a #smallville fan, who is not from North America please contact me about the possibility of sending local gifts to the project.
RT @giteshpandya: Hindi film 3 Idiots has grossed $3.3M in 1st 9 days & will be 1st Bollywood film to break $4M in North America.
devanjedi (Devanshu Mehta) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:53:18 -0000
RT @giteshpandya: Hindi film 3 Idiots has grossed $3.3M in 1st 9 days & will be 1st Bollywood film to break $4M in North America.
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CmooreC (Cierra Moore) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:39:40 -0000
@cadygroves brotown + cady groves = biggest tour in north america
Horiwood Bites: THE TOP 50 TOUR EARNERS OF NORTH AMERICA: These are the top 50 big winners of touring North America... http://bit.ly/8y1mel
horiwood (sam cruickshank) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:39:22 -0000
Horiwood Bites: THE TOP 50 TOUR EARNERS OF NORTH AMERICA: These are the top 50 big winners of touring North America... http://bit.ly/8y1mel
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thesetlist (thesetlist) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:37:14 -0000
Phoenix / Lisztomania (2009) **Touring North America in late Jaunary. http://www.myspace.com/wearephoenix

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