Capitals of North America

North America Map

Explore the map of North America, the third largest by area and the fourth most populated continent in the world. It comprises the North American peninsula, Central America, and the Caribbean. It is located in the northern hemisphere between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean and is home to some major global economies like the United States and Canada.

About North America Map:-

Spread over 9.5 million sq miles, North America is the 3rd largest continent in the world. This huge continent consists of 23 independent states and 25 dependent territories. The map notes all the capital cities such as Washington D.C., Ottawa, Guatemala, Mexico City, Managua, San Salvador, Havana, Panama City, San Jose, Belmopan, Kingston, Tegucigalpa, Santo Domingo, Port-su-Prince, Nassau, and Port of Spain. The North America map also shows prominent rivers of the continent such as River Mackenzie, River Mississippi, River Missouri, and River Colorado. The important peaks such as Mt. Whitney, Mt. Washington, Mt. Hood, Mt. Mitchell, Mt. Elbert, Mt. Katahdin, Mt. Baker is also noted. The key landforms such as the Rocky Mountains, Appalachian Mountains, the Great Basin, the Edwards Plateau, the Sierra Madre, the Caribbean island nations, the Colorado Plateau, and the Pacific and Atlantic coastal regions are also displayed. Capitals of North America

INTERESTING FACTS About North America:-

• Despite being the third largest continent in the world, North America only ranks. fourth when it comes to population, outranked by European population.

• “America” comes from the name of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

• The Gulf of Mexico is the largest body of water indenting the continent.

• North America's only land connection to South America is at the Isthmus of Panama.

• Canada is the largest country in North America.

• The first Native Americans are considered to have migrated from Asia.

• Mt McKinley (20,322 ft above sea level) in Alaska – the highest point

• Death Valley (282 ft below sea level) in California – the lowest point

• The world’s longest coastline is in North America

• North America is the only continent in the world that has all climatic types

• The world’s largest freshwater lake is in North America : The Lake Superior

History of North America

Anthropologists believe that early inhabitants arrived in North America between 25,000 to 11,000 years ago, with the first ones being Paleo-Indians. They possibly migrated through the Bering Land Bridge, using primitive boats. These people proliferated and created diverse communities across the continent. Much before the European exploration, the continent witnessed cultural advances with Aztecs emerging as one of the most advanced pre-Columbian civilizations. Mayan civilization in Central America developed a written language, built pyramids and made progress in mathematics. .The Mayan culture was present in Mexico and Guatemala till the time the Spanish explorers arrived in 1500.

It was the Age of Discovery, when Europeans began “exploring and staking claims” in several parts of North America. The native population dwindled owing to the violent conflicts and introduction of European diseases. After Britain, Spain, and France had fought against each other and established their presence in North America, several independence movements started across the continent in the late 18th century, leading to the creation of the modern countries. Capitals of North America

The 13 British colonies on the North Atlantic Coast were declared independent in 1776, and they declared themselves as the United States of America. The northern territories controlled by Britain and France were unified to form Canada. New Spain (from modern-day southern US to Central America) became the first Mexican empire after its independence in 1810.