North America physical map
North America physical map.
North America is generally defined as all lands and islands lying north of the Colombian-Panama border; more rarely by territories north of the Panama Canal. Anglo-Saxon America describes the territory composed mainly of Canada and the United States, while the northern part of Latin America includes Mexico, the countries of Central America and the Caribbean. It is surrounded to the west by the Pacific Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the north by the Arctic Ocean. The closest point to Asia is the Bering Strait, in the northwest. To the northeast is the island of Greenland and, 470 kilometers away, Iceland. With respect to Africa, the smallest distance between both continents is 1,600 kilometers, while 9600 kilometers separate North America, on the east side, from Australia.
North America is generally defined as all lands and islands lying north of the Colombian-Panama border; more rarely by territories north of the Panama Canal. Anglo-Saxon America describes the territory composed mainly of Canada and the United States, while the northern part of Latin America includes Mexico, the countries of Central America and the Caribbean. It is surrounded to the west by the Pacific Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the north by the Arctic Ocean. The closest point to Asia is the Bering Strait, in the northwest. To the northeast is the island of Greenland and, 470 kilometers away, Iceland. With respect to Africa, the smallest distance between both continents is 1,600 kilometers, while 9600 kilometers separate North America, on the east side, from Australia.
