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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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North America's plate is pretty big.
shooterboss (Jeffrey Zheng) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:17:11 -0000
North America's plate is pretty big.
Starbucks Swings to Profit: In the fall, Starbucks will roll out Via across North America and will back it with .. http://bit.ly/13Hp8c now
Orange9595Jessi (Jessica X. Orange) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:16:54 -0000
Starbucks Swings to Profit: In the fall, Starbucks will roll out Via across North America and will back it with .. http://bit.ly/13Hp8c now
"Keep America Right"...What if China requests nearby military bases to be shut down? I wonder if 'we' made a cash "deal" with North Korea?
1niceguy1104 (Kasey Kerry) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:12:21 -0000
"Keep America Right"...What if China requests nearby military bases to be shut down? I wonder if 'we' made a cash "deal" with North Korea?
"keep America Right"...what if China requests nearby military bases to be shut down? I wonder if 'we' made a cash "deal" with North Korea?
1niceguy1104 (Kasey Kerry) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:11:55 -0000
"keep America Right"...what if China requests nearby military bases to be shut down? I wonder if 'we' made a cash "deal" with North Korea?
At Au Pied de Cochon in Montreal - perhaps the greatest restaurant in north America.
noahharlan (noahharlan) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:58:35 -0000
At Au Pied de Cochon in Montreal - perhaps the greatest restaurant in north America.
Head of Sales North America (VP level): TheLadders - Washington DC - The Head of Sales North America has the primary reg http://url4.eu/i159
johnjacobus2010 (John Jacobus) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:57:05 -0000
Head of Sales North America (VP level): TheLadders - Washington DC - The Head of Sales North America has the primary reg http://url4.eu/i159

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