Americas

North America

South America

Northern America

Middle America

Central America

Caribbean

United States of America

Confederate States of America (1861-1865)

Federal Republic of Central America (1823-1840)

West Indies Federation (1958-1962)

Anglo-America

Latin America

The Americas, also known as America, are the lands of the western hemisphere, composed of numerous entities and regions variably defined by geography, politics, and culture. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x800, 32 KB) Summary Western hemisphere map: Americas Lambert azimuthal projection. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x800, 32 KB) Summary Western hemisphere map: Americas Lambert azimuthal projection. ... World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World consisting of the continents of North America[1] and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x800, 32 KB) Summary Western hemisphere map: North America Lambert azimuthal projection. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x800, 32 KB) Summary Western hemisphere map: North America Lambert azimuthal projection. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x800, 32 KB) Summary Western hemisphere map: South America Lambert azimuthal projection. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x800, 32 KB) Summary Western hemisphere map: South America Lambert azimuthal projection. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x800, 32 KB) Summary Western hemisphere map: Northern America Lambert azimuthal projection. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x800, 32 KB) Summary Western hemisphere map: Northern America Lambert azimuthal projection. ... Northern America is a name for the parts of North America besides Mexico when Mexico is considered as Latin America. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 800 pixel, file size: 32 KB, MIME type: image/png) Western hemisphere map: Middle America Lambert azimuthal projection. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 800 pixel, file size: 32 KB, MIME type: image/png) Western hemisphere map: Middle America Lambert azimuthal projection. ... Middle America For other uses, see Middle America (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 800 pixel, file size: 32 KB, MIME type: image/png) Western hemisphere map: Central America (geographic) Lambert azimuthal projection. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 600 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 800 pixel, file size: 32 KB, MIME type: image/png) Western hemisphere map: Central America (geographic) Lambert azimuthal projection. ... For other uses, see Central America (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x800, 32 KB) Summary Western hemisphere map: Caribbean Lambert azimuthal projection. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x800, 32 KB) Summary Western hemisphere map: Caribbean Lambert azimuthal projection. ... “West Indian” redirects here. ... 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Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem (none official) God Save the South (unofficial) The Bonnie Blue Flag (unofficial) Dixie (unofficial) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861–April 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Religion... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x800, 32 KB) Summary Western hemisphere map: Federal Republic of Central America (United Provinces of Central America), 1823-1840 Lambert azimuthal projection. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x800, 32 KB) Summary Western hemisphere map: Federal Republic of Central America (United Provinces of Central America), 1823-1840 Lambert azimuthal projection. ... Capital Guatemala City; in 1834 moved to San Salvador Created 1823 Dissolved 1840 Demonym Centroamerican The United Provinces of Central America (UPCA) was a country that existed in Central America from July 1823 to approximately 1840. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x800, 32 KB) Summary Western hemisphere map: West Indies Federation (1958-1962) Lambert azimuthal projection. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (800x800, 32 KB) Summary Western hemisphere map: West Indies Federation (1958-1962) Lambert azimuthal projection. ... Flag Motto To dwell together in unity Anthem God Save the Queen Capital Chaguaramas Language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy Queen Elizabeth II Governor-General Lord Hailes Prime minister Grantley Herbert Adams¹ History  - Established January 3, 1958  - Disestablished May 31, 1962 Area  - 1960 20,253 km² Population  - 1960 est. ... 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Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World consisting of the continents of North America[1] and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... The word America has several meanings: Geographical and political The Americas: North, Central, and South America. ... The geographical western hemisphere of Earth, highlighted in yellow. ...

The Americas are frequently reckoned to comprise two separate continents (North America and South America), especially in English-speaking nations. The Americas may also be reckoned to comprise a single continent (named America), particularly in Latin America and in some European nations.^[1] Animated, colour-coded map showing the various continents. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ...

Physical geography

Geophysical regions

• North America – the continent and associated islands of the northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere, lying northwest of South America and bounded by the Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific Oceans
  • Middle America: the isthmian tract of land extending from the southern Rocky Mountains to the northern tip of the Andes, marking the territorial transition between North and South America. More widely, may include the Caribbean.
    • Central America – the narrow southern portion of mainland North America connecting with South America, extending from the Isthmus of Tehuantepec to the Isthmus of Panama; alternatively, the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt delimits the region on the north.^[2]
    • Caribbean – the region between southeastern North America and northern South America consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (most of which enclose the sea), and the surrounding coasts. The islands – composed of the Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, and the Bahamas – are also known as the West Indies (or collectively known as the Antilles in some languages); often included in the region of Middle America.
• South America – the continent and associated islands of the western hemisphere and chiefly in the southern hemisphere, lying between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and southeast of North America

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Human geography

Geopolitical regions

• North America - Canada, Mexico and the United States;^[3][4] also, often just Canada and the United States together.^[5][6] May also include the dependencies of Bermuda, Greenland, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
• Central America – the southern region of North America, comprising Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
• West Indies – the island territories of the Caribbean
• South America – as above, excluding Panama

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• Middle America (United States) – the midwestern United States or the middle-class segment of the U.S. population

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United Nations geoscheme

• Northern America – the northern region of North America comprising Canada, the United States, Greenland, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, and Bermuda.
• Latin America and the Caribbean:
  • Central America - defined as all the North American countries south of the United States.
  • Caribbean
  • South America - all the countries south of Panama.

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Political divisions

• United States of America – a federal republic in North America founded in 1776 and comprising 50 states and one federal district (the District of Columbia), with several outlying territories of varying affiliation; commonly referred to as America
  • Confederate States of America – a confederation in North America from 1861 to 1865, comprising eleven southern states that seceded from the United States of America: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. Their secession precipitated the American Civil War; upon its conclusion, the Confederate States were reunited with the United States.
• British America – former designation for British possessions in the Americas
• British North America – former designation for territories in North America colonised by Great Britain in the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly after 1783 and in reference to Canada. At the start of the American Revolution in 1775, the British Empire in North America included twenty colonies north of Mexico. In 1783, the Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolution and established boundaries between the United States and British North America; East Florida and West Florida were also ceded to Spain in the treaty, and then ceded by Spain to the US in 1819. From 1867 to 1873, all but one of the remaining colonies of British North America confederated (through a series of eponymous acts) into the Dominion of Canada. Newfoundland joined Canada in 1949.
• British West Indies – the islands and territories of the Caribbean under British colonial influence
• Federal Republic of Central America – formerly the United Provinces of Central America, a federal republic in Central America from 1823 to 1840 comprising the newly independent Spanish territories: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and (later) Los Altos. In 1838, the federation succumbed to civil war and dissolved.
• West Indies Federation – a federation of several Caribbean island colonies and territories of the United Kingdom (see also: British West Indies) from 1958 to 1962. This was followed by the West Indies Associated States, a smaller, looser polity, from 1967 to 1981.

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Linguistic/cultural regions

• Anglo-America – the region of the Americas having significant historical, linguistic, and cultural links to England or the British Isles, e.g., where English (a Germanic language) is officially or primarily spoken; often just Canada and the United States
• Latin America – the region of the Americas where Romance languages derived from Latin, namely Spanish and Portuguese, are officially or primarily spoken
  • Middle America – the portion of Latin America in North America
• Ibero-America – the region of the Americas and Europe having significant historical, linguistic, and cultural links to Spain or Portugal (both on the Iberian peninsula)
  • Hispanic America - those parts of the Americas inhabited by Spanish-speaking populations
• Mesoamerica – a region of the Americas extending from central Mexico southeast to Nicaragua and Costa Rica; a term used especially in archaeology and ethnohistory for the region where an array of civilizations had flourished during the pre-Columbian era, and which shared a number of historical and cultural traditions.
  • Mesoamerican Linguistic Area – a sprachbund, or linguistic region, defined as the area inhabited by speakers of a set of indigenous languages which have developed certain similarities as a result of their historic and geographical connections; roughly co-terminate with the archaeological/ethnohistorical Mesoamerica.
• Aridoamerica – an archaeological/ethnohistorical regional division, essentially comprising the arid/semi-arid northern portion of present-day Mexico, whose historical peoples are generally characterised by a nomadic existence and minimal reliance on agriculture.
• Oasisamerica – an occasionally used archaeological/ethnohistorical term for a (pre-Columbian) cultural region of North America.

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Sources

• The Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online. 2005. New York: Columbia University Press (proprietary; limited access).
• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed. 2003. (ISBN 0-87779-809-5) New York: Merriam-Webster, Inc.
• Oxford English Reference Dictionary, 2nd ed. (rev.) 2002. (ISBN 0-19-860652-4) Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press.
• Composition of macro geographical (continental) regions, geographical sub-regions, and selected economic and other groupings. United Nations Statistics Division, Country and Region Codes.
• What's the difference between North, Latin, Central, Middle, South, Spanish and Anglo America? Geography at about.com.

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See also

• American (word)
• Americas
• Columbia
• continent, supercontinent, subcontinent, microcontinent, and continental shelf
• region, subregion, and trade block
• geography
  • physical geography
  • political geography and geopolitics
  • human geography and regional science

v • d • e Continents of the world

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Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2759x1404, 54 KB) World map: Africa-Eurasia (location) File links The following pages link to this file: Australia Africa Africa-Eurasia Europe North America Template:Continent ... Africa-Eurasia plus associated islands. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2759x1404, 54 KB) Extracted from CIA World Factbook PDF world map, then rasterized and colored. ... World map showing the Americas CIA political map of the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World consisting of the continents of North America[1] and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... File links The following pages link to this file: Eurasia Categories: GFDL images ... For other uses, see Eurasia (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2759x1404, 54 KB)Oceanias place in the world. ... For other uses, see Oceania (disambiguation). ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 407 pixel Image in higher resolution (2759 × 1404 pixel, file size: 55 KB, MIME type: image/png) this is a boring map of africa!!!!!!!!!!!! World map depicting Africa; map adapted from PDF world map at CIA World Fact Book File... A world map showing the continent of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 407 pixelsFull resolution (2759 × 1404 pixel, file size: 55 KB, MIME type: image/png) Antarctica is extremely cold, particularly in the winter where the temperature can reach -70 degrees. ... This is a file from the Wikimedia Commons, a repository of free content hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation. ... For other uses, see Asia (disambiguation). ... Download high resolution version (2759x1404, 38 KB) This country locator map was created by Vardion and is released into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2759x1404, 55 KB) link title dkrjfjjfffffffffffffffffffffffffvnguigtailewGFGSgfgfFdsguuggsgsugusGUISHGUIYFGHFDGHEAHRUGIDAFGOFDSOGYFOHGUOFDYHOIYFDSYOGIDHB JKZVXCNBJKGDUGKDFH87IHZDJKLGXHGKVCZHBUIJZUIVBHUIVCYUBHFDZKHUIVCVCYUBYVCUIBXChkGHIDAHAYFDUGFGFDZOIGFDZHLGFDZHJLGFDSZhKLZFDHFXGJFSJGFXJXZJXGFGJXJJJJJJFGFFDFHFDZFHHDHFHDZHFDZHDZHFDHFDDHHHFDFDHZFHGFJZHJAYATHZDGXVJGJTDYHDGHBNDZHFXHZGFDHDZHZDZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG World map depicting Europe; map adapted from PDF world map at CIA World Fact Book File links The following pages link to this file: Australia Africa Asia Antarctica Africa-Eurasia Continent Europe Elias Canetti... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... Download high resolution version (2759x1404, 73 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... File links The following pages link to this file: South America User talk:Morwen Category:Continent locator maps Categories: Continent locator maps | GFDL images ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... In geology, a supercontinent is a land mass comprising more than one continental core, or craton. ... Gondwanaland redirects here. ... Laurasia was a supercontinent that most recently existed as a part of the split of the Pangaean supercontinent in the late Mesozoic era. ... For other uses, see Pangaea (disambiguation). ... Pannotia is the name given to a hypothetical supercontinent that existed from about 600 to about 540 mya. ... Proto-Gondwana (first Gondwana), also known as Proto-Gondwanaland was a Middle - Late Proterozoic. ... Proto-Laurasia (first Laurasia) was an ancient supercontinent. ... Depiction of Rodinia at time of initial breakup. ... Kenorland was one of the earliest supercontinents found on Earth. ... Ur is the name of the first known continent that probably formed 3 billion years ago in the early Archean Eon. ... The Earths first supercontinent thought to have existed is Vaalbara. ... Historical continents Arctica · Asiamerica · Atlantica · Avalonia · Baltica · Cimmeria · Congo craton · Euramerica · Kalahari Desert · Kazakhstania · Laurentia · Siberia · South China · Ur Animated, colour-coded map showing the various continents. ... Arctica was an ancient continent approximately 2. ... Asiamerica was a large island formed from the Laurasian landmass and separated by shallow continental seas from Eurasia to the West and eastern North America to the East. ... Atlantica was an ancient continent. ... Avalonia was a paleomicrocontinent also known as a Terrane. ... Baltica (green) Baltica is a Late Proterozoic-Early Palaeozoic continent that now includes the East European craton of northwestern Eurasia. ... Cimmeria was an ancient microcontinent that existed about 200 million years ago. ... The Congo craton, covered by the Palaeozoic-to-recent Congo basin, is an ancient Precambrian craton that with four others (the Kaapvaal, Zimbabwe, Tazania, and West African cratons) makes up the modern continent of Africa. ... Euramerica (also known as Laurussia) was a minor supercontinent created in the Devonian by the collision of Laurentia and Baltica (Scandian Orogeny). ... “Kalahari” redirects here. ... Kazakhstania, also known as the Kazakhstan Block, is a small continental region in the interior of Asia. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Siberia (Sometimes called Angara) is the craton located in the heart of the region of Siberia. ... South China continent, also known as South China craton (or the South Chinese craton) was an ancient continent (craton) that contained todays South and Southeast China (named after), Indochina, and parts of Southeast Asia (ie. ... Ur is the name of the first known continent that probably formed 3 billion years ago in the early Archean Eon. ... Submerged continents Kerguelen Plateau · Zealandia Animated, colour-coded map showing the various continents. ... The Kerguelen Plateau is an underwater volcanic ridge—the largest in the Indian Ocean, and one of the largest in the world. ... Topography of Zealandia. ...     Mythical and theorised continents     Atlantis · Lemuria · Mu · Terra Australis A mythical place is a place that does not really exist but is accepted folklore or speculation that it might exist or might have existed in earlier times but its actual location is now lost. ... For other uses, see Atlantis (disambiguation). ... Lemuria is the name of a hypothetical lost land variously located in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. ... Underwater structures controversially identified as remnants of Mu, near Yonaguni, Japan Mu is the name of a hypothetical vanished continent. ... Terra Australis is the large continent on the bottom of the map Terra Australis (also: Terra Australis Incognita, Latin for the unknown land of the South) was an imaginary continent, appearing on European maps from the 15th to the 18th century. ... Possible future continents Pangaea Ultima · Amasia Pangaea Ultima (also Neopangaea, or Pangaea II) is a possible future supercontinent configuration, which, consistent with the supercontinent cycle, may occur within the next 250 million years. ... There is a concern the topic of this article may be unencyclopedic. ...