North America

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World map showing where North America is
World map showing where North America is

North America is a continent in the Northern half of Earth, located to the east of the Pacific Ocean, the West of the Atlantic Ocean, the South of the Arctic Ocean, and the North of South America. It is the north part of the Americas.

North America includes these large countries, listed from North to South:

The countries of Central America are also considered part of North America and they are:

All of the countries and islands in the Caribbean are also part of North America.

Greenland, ruled by Denmark, is a large island to the northeast of Canada, and is also considered part of North America.