North America

North America is the third largest continent after Asia and Africa. It is the northern continent of the Western Hemisphere which extends from Central America to the Arctic Ocean. Mt. McKinley is the highest point 20,300 feet and the lowest point is Death Valley, 276 feet below sea level.

North America is 4560 m. in length, contains over 8½ millions sq. m., is less than half the size of Asia, consists of a plain in the centre throughout its length, a high range of mountains, the Rocky, on the W., and a lower range, the Appalachian, on the E., parallel with the coast, which is largely indented with gulfs, bays, and seas; has a magnificent system of rivers, large lakes, the largest in the world, a rich fauna and flora, and an exhaustless wealth of minerals; was discovered by Columbus in 1492.

Countries in North America are Antigua-Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia North America, St Vincent-Gren, Trinidad-Tobago and the USA