physical map of North America
Physical map of North America * Third largest continent * 16.5% of world's land area * 7.7% of worlds population * Was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1492 AD. * It is an after Amerigo Vaspucci. * New world continent was new to 15th century European explorers * Triangle Shaped Continent located in Northern and Western Hemisphere. * Latitude - approx 7° to 84° N * Longitude - approx 15° to 180° * Associated Islands - Greenland ( largest island in world) Arctic Archipelago, west insides, Ateutian islands. * Arctic Cirle (66.5° N) runs through Northern part and Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N ) runs through southern part of the continent. * North America, stretching from polar Arctic to Tropical Caribbean, supports almost all major types of biomes. * Surrounded by Arctic Ocean in north. Atlantic Ocean in east, Pacific Ocean in west and South America in south. * Separated from Asia by Bering Strait. * Connected with Sout...