Outline of North America
Satellite photo of North America
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to North America.
North America is a continent[1] in the Earth's Northern and Western Hemispheres. It is 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. North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometres (9,540,198 sq mi), about 4.8% of the planet's surface or about 16.5% of its land area. As of July 2007, its population was estimated at nearly 524 million people. It is the third-largest continent in area, following Asia and Africa, and is fourth in population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. North America and South America are collectively known as the Americas.
Geography of North America
- Americas (terminology)
- Atlas of North America
- Continental divides of North America:
- Continental Divide of the Americas
- Eastern Continental Divide
- Laurentian Divide
- Extreme points of North America
Countries and dependencies of North America
Anguilla • 
Antigua and Barbuda • 
Aruba • 
Bahamas • 
Barbados • 
Belize • 
Bermuda • 
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Canada • 
Cayman Islands • 
Clipperton Island • 
Costa Rica • 
Cuba • 
Curaçao • 
Dominica • 
Dominican Republic • 
El Salvador • 
Greenland • 
Grenada • Guadeloupe • 
Guatemala • 
Haiti • 
Honduras • 
Jamaica • 
Martinique • 
Mexico • 
Montserrat • 
Navassa Island • 
Nicaragua • 
Panama • 
Puerto Rico • Saint Barthélemy • 
Saint Kitts and Nevis • 
Saint Lucia • Saint Martin • Saint Pierre and Miquelon • 
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United States • 
United States Virgin Islands
Environment of North America
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Environment of North America | |
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Geology of North America | |
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Protected areas of North America | |
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Fauna of North America | |
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Regions of North America
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N.B.: Territories in italics are parts of transregional sovereign states or non-sovereign dependencies.
^These three form the SSS islands that with the ABC islands comprise the Dutch Caribbean, of which *the BES islands are not direct Kingdom constituents but subsumed with the country of the Netherlands. †Physiographically, these continental islands are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically. ǂDisputed territories administered by Guyana. ~Disputed territories administered by Colombia. #Bermuda is an isolated North Atlantic oceanic island, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. It is grouped with the Northern American region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ecoregions of North America
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Coats of arms of North America
Flags of North America
List of North American countries by GDP (PPP)
List of North American countries by population
List of cities in North America
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Cities of North America, by country | |
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Geographic features of North America
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Table of the highest major summits of North America
Table of the most prominent summits of North America
Table of the most isolated major summits of North America
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List of World Heritage Sites in the Americas
Demography of North America
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Geography by country and territory
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Government and politics of North America
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Foreign relations of North American countries | |
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Human rights in North America | |
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Law of North America | |
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Military of North America | |
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History of North America
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- History of the Americas
- History of Central America
- Voyages of Christopher Columbus
- Pre-Columbian trans-oceanic contact
- History of the west coast of North America
- European colonization of the Americas
- Timeline of colonization of North America
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Culture of North America
Culture of North America
- American (word)
- Etiquette in North America
- Etiquette in Canada and the United States
- Etiquette in Latin America
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas
- Languages of North America
- Anglo-America
- North American English
- World Heritage Sites in the Americas
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Flags of North America | |
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The arts in North America
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Literature of North America | |
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Music of North America | |
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Cinema of North America | |
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Sports in North America
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Economy and infrastructure of North America
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Communications in North America | |
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National parks of North American countries | |
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Tourism in North America | |
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Transport in North America | |
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Education in North America
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North America lists
- List of newspapers
- Lists of radio stations in North America
See also
- Anglo-America
- Continent
- Index of Central America-related articles
- Latin America
- List of Caribbean-related topics
- Lists of country-related topics
- Outline of South America
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References
- ↑ "United Nations Statistics Division- Standard Country and Area Codes Classifications (M49)". United Nations Statistics Division.
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of North America
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