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Northern America is located within the northern hemisphere, above the Tropic of Cancer. Northern America is almost completely surround by oceans and is only connected to South America by the relatively narrow landmass of Central America. From north to south it measures 7400km and from east to west 5700km. The east coast faces the Atlantic Ocean and the west coast faces the Pacific. The countries/territories that make up North America are:
Bermuda,
Canada,
Greenland,
Saint Pierre And Miquelon and
United States of America. In the northeast of Northern America, there is much water within the continent's most temperate zone, including the Great Lakes of Superior, Michigan, Huron, Ontario and Erie. Canada contains a chain of islands off the shores of its north coast that reach out into the Arctic Ocean. Also within Canada and to the north, the Rockies chain of mountains stretch south into the USA. In the Deep South of the USA, the mighty Mississippi River makes its way from the central lowlands and into the Gulf of Mexico. In the southwest of the continent, there are many desert regions including the Arizona and Sonoran deserts. Other, more famous natural features include the Niagara Falls on the USA and Canada border in the northeast and the Grand Canyon in the west of the USA. Much of the west coast of America lies along the San Andreas fault, making many cities prone to earthquakes. In the far northwest of Northern America, the state of Alaska faces Russia across the Bering Strait. Greenland is an island in its own right and is located off the coast of Canada. Greenland is comprised 75% of ice.
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