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Geographic Locations > Americas > Central America

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Central America  

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  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A region of southern NORTH AMERICA extending from the southern border of MEXICO to the northern border of COLOMBIA. It separates the Caribbean Sea from the Pacific Ocean and is linked to SOUTH AMERICA by the Isthmus of Panama.

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TT3QK8CS-4

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