Tag: geography

The longitudinal extent of North America is approximately 53 degrees West to 180 degrees West.

The total area of North America is approximately 24.25 million square kilometers.

Mount McKinley, now officially known as Denali, is the highest peak in North America.

The Bering Strait is the narrow body of water that separates the easternmost point of Asia (Russia) from the westernmost point of North America (Alaska).

Canada is the largest country in North America by land area, surpassing the United States and Mexico.

Niagara Falls is located on the Niagara River, which flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario.

In Spanish, the term 'Cordillera' refers to a system or chain of parallel mountain ranges.

The Isthmus of Panama is the narrow strip of land that connects the North American and South American continents.

The Great Basin is the largest intermontane plateau (or basin) in North America, located between the Sierra Nevada and the Wasatch Range.

The Canadian Shield, a large area of exposed Precambrian igneous and high-grade metamorphic rocks, is also known as the Laurentian Shield.