North America

The United States and Canada is a continent completely within the North Hemisphere and nearly all within the Western Hemisphere. It can additionally be called a northern subcontinent of the Americas, or America, in models that utilize fewer than 7 continents. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Sea, to the west as well as southern by the Pacific Sea, and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea. The United States and Canada cover an area of concerning 24,709,000 square kilometers, about 16.5% of the planet's land area also about 4.8% of its complete surface. North America is the third-largest continent by area, following Asia as well as Africa, as well as the 4th by populace after Asia, Africa, and also Europe. In 2013, its populace was approximated at almost 579 million people in 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the globe's population, if nearby islands are consisted of. The United States and Canada were reached by its very first human populaces during the last glacial period, using going across the Bering land bridge approximately 40,000 to 17,000 years ago. The supposed Paleo-Indian duration is taken to have actually lasted until about 10,000 years earlier. The Traditional stage spans about the sixth to 13th centuries.


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North America