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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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@supernaturaluru I can't wait till they air new #supernatural episodes. Unfortunately we have to wait till January (North America).
Linda_Lum (Linda Lum) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:22:00 -0000
@supernaturaluru I can't wait till they air new #supernatural episodes. Unfortunately we have to wait till January (North America).
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Cloud4Gov (IDGA Cloud Computing) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 21:04:18 -0000
QinetiQ North America named sponsor for IDGA's Cloud Computing for DoD! http://bit.ly/3Vu7GK
Car color popularity for both North America and Global. (White & Silver respectively) http://bit.ly/4wcruO
chrisrosa (Chris) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:59:56 -0000
Car color popularity for both North America and Global. (White & Silver respectively) http://bit.ly/4wcruO
I think that North America needs more holiday celebration days and festivals and so on. We have only like, six. =/
RadioJazzy (Jasmine Cornforth) Tue, 01 Dec 2009 20:57:49 -0000
I think that North America needs more holiday celebration days and festivals and so on. We have only like, six. =/
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Kinek has reached 400 live Kinek Points across North America!!! Join the convenience and never miss a delivery again!!! #kinek

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