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North America Fact File
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Area - 24,454,000 sq km / 9,442,000 sq ml |
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Time zones - -3 1/2 Newfoundland - -5 east coast - -8 west coast |
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Population - 326,695,500 |
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Largest cities - New York 7.333,253 - Los Angeles 3,448,613 - Chicago 2,731,743 - Houston 1,702,086 - Philadelphia 1,524,086 - all in USA |
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Largest islands - Greenland 2,175,600 sq km / 839,800 sq ml - Baffin 508,000 sq km / 196,100 sq ml - Victoria 212,200 sq km / 81,900 sq ml |
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Longest rivers - Mississippi-Missouri flows into Gulf of Mexico 6,020 km / 3,740 ml - Mackenzie flows into Arctic Ocean 4,240 km / 2,630 ml - Mississippi flows into Gulf of Mexico 3,780 km / 2,350 ml |
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Largest lakes - Superior Canada / USA 82,350 sq km / 31,800 sq ml - Huron Canada / USA 59,600 sq km / 23,010 sq ml - Michigan USA 58,000 sq km / 22,400 sq ml |
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Highest mountains - McKinley Alaska USA 6,194 m / 20,321 ft - Logan Canada 5,959 m / 19,551 ft - St Elias Canada / USA 5,489 m / 18,008 ft |
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Major volcanoes - Mt Rainier 4,394 m / 14,416 ft - Lassen Peak 3,186 m / 10,453 ft - Mt St Helens 2,549 m / 8,364 ft - all in USA |
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Lowest point below sea level - Death Valley California USA 86 m / 282 ft |
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Climate - Arctic northern Canada / Alaska - Temperate NE / NW USA - Boreal the prairies - Mediterranean southern California |
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