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Geographic Locations > Americas > North America

Preferred term

North America  

Type

  • Geographical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Northern America

Scope note

  • The northern continent of the Western Hemisphere, extending northward from the Colombia-Panama border and including CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO, Caribbean area, the UNITED STATES, CANADA and GREENLAND. The term often refers more narrowly to MEXICO, continental UNITED STATES, AND CANADA.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009656

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