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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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LOL! RT @LilMsFancyPants @kirstiealley How do we know the Indians were the first people in North America? They had reservations.
MelissaJack918 (Melissa Jack) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:27:17 -0000
LOL! RT @LilMsFancyPants @kirstiealley How do we know the Indians were the first people in North America? They had reservations.
Kathy Griffin is to host Let's Dance, a new series from FremantleMedia North America: http://tinyurl.com/yh64ca2
Sheri_ls (Sheri Leblanc) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:20:39 -0000
Kathy Griffin is to host Let's Dance, a new series from FremantleMedia North America: http://tinyurl.com/yh64ca2
@antogold it basically the summer Games for the countries in the Pam am regions so North America
DaveLembke (Dave Lembke) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:19:31 -0000
@antogold it basically the summer Games for the countries in the Pam am regions so North America
Latest Shin Megami Tensei game taking a Strange Journey to North America http://bit.ly/wm7TI
ninstation (NinStation) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:16:37 -0000
Latest Shin Megami Tensei game taking a Strange Journey to North America http://bit.ly/wm7TI
In 1870, there were more buffalo in North America than human beings. Ten years later... http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/massey.html
finalfashion (Danielle Meder) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:16:26 -0000
In 1870, there were more buffalo in North America than human beings. Ten years later... http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/massey.html

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