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North America is a continent in the Northern and Western hemispheres. North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean. The region includes Middle America (comprising the Caribbean, Central America, and Mexico) and Northern America. North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), representing approximately 16.5% of Earth's land area and 4.8% of its total surface area. It is the third-largest continent by size after Asia and Africa, and the fourth-largest continent by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe. As of 2021, North America's population was estimated as over 592 million people in 23 independent states, or about 7.5% of the world's population. In human geography, the terms "North America" and "North American" refers to Canada, Greenland, Mexico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States. It is unknown with certainty how and when first human populations first reached North America. People were known to live in the Americas at least 20,000 years ago, but various evidence points to possibly earlier dates. The Paleo-Indian period in North America followed the Last Glacial Period, and lasted until about 10,000 years ago when the Archaic period began. The classic stage followed the Archaic period, and lasted from approximately the 6th to 13th centuries. Beginning in 1000 AD, the Norse were the first Europeans to begin exploring and ultimately colonizing areas of North America. In 1492, the exploratory voyages of Christopher Columbus led to a transatlantic exchange, including migrations of European settlers during the Age of Discovery and the early modern period. Present-day cultural and ethnic patterns reflect interactions between European colonists, indigenous peoples, enslaved Africans, immigrants from Europe, Asia, and descendants of these respective groups. Europe's colonization in North America led to most North Americans speaking European languages, such as English, Spanish, and French, and the cultures of the region commonly reflect Western traditions. However, relatively small parts of North America in Canada, the United States, Mexico, and Central America have indigenous populations that continue adhering to their respective pre-European colonial cultural and linguistic traditions. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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Flora caroliniana, secundum systema vegetabilium perillustris Linnaei digesta; characteres essentiales naturalesve et differentias veras exhibens
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The viviparous quadrupeds of North America
Amerikanische Briefe
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Erinnerungen aus meinem Leben
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The ferns of North America
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Ethnographia americana - o exercício da medicina entre os indígenas da América
Pehr Kalms' travels to North America, part two
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Rubber-content of North American plants
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Sufism in Europe and North America
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Hummingbirds from Mexico and North America Hummingbirds from Mexico and North America
Living Sufism in North America: Between Tradition and Transformation
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North American Wild Flowers
Accordion Revolution
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Bibliotheca Americana: Histoire, Géographie, Voyages, Archéologie Et Linguistique Des Deux Amériques. Supplément. No. 1, Novembre 1881-no. 2, 1881-87
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Bibliotheca Americana: Histoire, Géographie, Voyages, Archéologie Et Linguistique Des Deux Amériques Et Des Îles Philippines
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An Essay Towards an Indian Bibliography: Being a Catalogue of Books Relating to the History, Antiquities, Languages, Customs, Religion, Wars, Literature, and Origin of the American Indians, in the Library of Thomas W. Field
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Bibliothecae Americanae Primordia
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Americana-beginnings: a Selection From the Library of Thomas W. Streeter, Shown in Honor of a Visit of the Hroswitha Club On May 3, 1951
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The Primordia of Bishop White Kennett: the First English Bibliography On America
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The New Sabin: Books Described By Joseph Sabin and His Successors, Now Described Again On the Basis of Examination of Originals, and Fully Indexed By Title, Subject, Joint Authors, and Institutions and Agencies
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Early American Poetry: a Compilation of the Titles and Volumes of Verse and Broadsides By Writers Born or Residing in North America, North of the Mexican Border
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