North America: Fact at a Glance

Shakeel Anwar

27-JAN-2016 17:58

North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere. It can also be considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea.

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Longest Coastline	Canada's coastline (including the coastline of the 52,455 Islands)
Major Island	Greenland
Important Mountains	Mt. McKinley, Mt. Logan, Mt. Alias, Rocky Range
Major Rivers	Mississippi(Other Important Rivers: Mississippi-Missouri, Mackenzie, St Lawrence)
Major Lakes	Superior, Canada and USA
Largest Agglomeration	New York (includes Newark, Paterson)
Highest Point	Mt McKinley in Alaska, 20,322ft (6,194m)
Lowest Point	Death Valley in California, -282 ft (-86m) below sea level

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