WHERE IN THE WORLD IS NORTH AMERICA Reaching from the Arctic Circle almost to the equator North America contains 23 countries It begins at the country of Panama From there it stretches north through Central America Mexico the United States and Canada It is surrounded by the Arctic Pacific and Atlantic oceans NORTH AMERICA
Many people visit Bocas del Toro Panama for its beautiful beaches Denali is the tallest point in North America It is 20,310 feet 6,190 meters tall Travel through North America and learn about its interesting people and places Find out what amazing ideas and inventions came from this part of the world North America by the Numbers Population 579 million Size 24 7 million square miles or 63 9 million square kilometers Highest Point Mount McKinley 20,237 feet or 6,168 meters
CANALS MOUNTAINS AND ICE Niagara Falls has three separate waterfalls Horseshoe Falls American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls An estimated 30 million bison roamed North America about 500 years ago
Lake Atitlán is 1,120 feet 340 meters deep From icy fields in the north to vibrant forests in the south North America has lots of interesting places In Panama you can visit the famous canal that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 3,000 miles 4,800 kilometers from the state of New Mexico in the United States to the province of British Rocky Mountains Niagara Falls Panama Canal Lake Atitlán Guatemala Columbia in Canada Lake Atitlán in the country of Guatemala is a beautiful lake surrounded by volcanoes Four Great Lakes flow into the thundering Niagara Falls which has one side in the United States and one in Canada
