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Geographic Locations > Americas > North America

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North America  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending northward from the Colombia-Panama border and including CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO, Caribbean area, the UNITED STATES, CANADA and GREENLAND. The term often refers more narrowly to MEXICO, continental UNITED STATES, AND CANADA.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KB4NL4VL-Z

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