North America is a
continent in the northern hemisphere of
earth, located to the east of the
Pacific Ocean, the west of the
Atlantic Ocean, the south of the
Arctic Ocean, and the north of
South America. On the continent itself can be found
three large and relatively populous countries:
At the extreme southern end of the continent, in a
relatively small area (smaller than an average Canadian
province) called
Central America are:
In the
Caribbean are a number of island territories, including:
Greenland, the largest island in the world, is
considered to be in North America and is located in the far
north, to the east of Canada's
Nunavut Territory. It is a self-governing dependency of
Denmark. Some other large islands off the shore of North
America include
Vancouver Island, the
Queen Charlotte Islands[?],
Prince Edward Island, the
Aleutian Islands,
Baffin Island,
Newfoundland, and
Cape Breton Island. Off the coast of Canada is found
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the last of
France's once vast North American possessions.
See also:
History of North America
