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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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Only North America Experienced Cooler than Average Temps in 2009: Image via Robin Cooper Research It's rather unfo... http://bit.ly/6g509r
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Only North America Experienced Cooler than Average Temps in 2009: Image via Robin Cooper Research It's rather unfo... http://bit.ly/6g509r
Only North America Experienced Cooler than Average Temps in 2009 http://bit.ly/6g509r
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Only North America Experienced Cooler than Average Temps in 2009 http://bit.ly/6g509r
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RT Riverdance bids final farewell to North America (http://cli.gs/XGsRE) IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME! #ihateriverdance
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RT Riverdance bids final farewell to North America (http://cli.gs/XGsRE) IT'S ABOUT DAMN TIME! #ihateriverdance
#Videocrux - Many university sets up campus farms in North America http://bit.ly/5NdQBj
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#Videocrux - Many university sets up campus farms in North America http://bit.ly/5NdQBj
RT @garnaat: Fujitsu Launches Cloud Services in North America http://ff.im/-cDjAC <- Buzzwords: DMTF API (= VMware), PCI & HIPAA compliant
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RT @garnaat: Fujitsu Launches Cloud Services in North America http://ff.im/-cDjAC <- Buzzwords: DMTF API (= VMware), PCI & HIPAA compliant
A Journey to a New Land - From the Museum of Archaeology Ethnology on the first peopling of the New World. Highlights: Interviews with scientists, QuickTime Interactive timeline photorealistic reconstructions games for younger visitors.
Ancient Maps And Corn Help Track The Migrations Of Indigenous People - From Science Daily, the work of Roberto Rodreguez and Patrisia Gonzales, who study ancient maps, oral traditions and the movement of domesticated crops to learn more about the origins of native people in the Americas.
Meta Description: [ Maps are tools to show you where you are going, but they can also show you where you came from. That principle drives the work of Roberto Rodríguez and Patrisia Gonzales, who study ancient maps, oral traditions and the movement of domesticated crops to learn more about the origins of nativ... ]
Archaeology in Arctic North America - In-depth discussion of arctic archaeology. Introduction, fieldwork, reconstruction, artifact and faunal analysis, conclusions, references, and video clips.
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