what is the line between north and south america?
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The border between North America and South America is at some point on the Isthmus of Panama. The most common demarcation in atlases and other sources follows the Darién Mountains watershed that divides along the Colombia–Panama border where the isthmus meets the South American continent (see Darién Gap).
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The Americas (also collectively called America; Dutch: Amerika, French: Amérique, Portuguese and Spanish: América) comprise the totality of the continents of North and South America. Together, they make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
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India contains a central shield, and the geologically recent Himalaya mobile belt forms its northern margin. North America and South America are separate continents, the connecting isthmus being largely the result of volcanism from relatively recent subduction tectonics.
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Central America includes the countries that connect North and South America and are located between Mexico and Colombia. ... Latin America is a much broader term, and includes Central America as well as Mexico and all of the countries of South America.
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South America is the continent on the Western Hemisphere south of and adjacent to North America. Latin America is a collective term used to characterize countries (or territories) of the Western Hemisphere whose primary language is derived from Latin, such as Spanish, Portuguese, or French.
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The Pacific Ocean lies to the southwest, the Caribbean Sea lies to the northeast, and the Gulf of Mexico lies to the north. Some physiographists define the Isthmus of Tehuantepec as the northern geographic border of Central America, while others use the northwestern borders of Belize and Guatemala.
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Central America, part of the North American continent, is a 1,140-mile-long isthmus that connects Mexico to South America. It is bounded on the east by the Caribbean Sea and on the west by the Pacific Ocean, with no location more than 125 miles from the Caribbean or the Pacific.
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Northern America—the northern region of the North American continent, comprising Canada, the United States, Greenland, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, and Bermuda. Latin America and the Caribbean: Central America—the countries south of the United States and north of Colombia. ... South America—all the countries south of Panama.
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The geographic continent of North America includes the countries of Central America, Mexico, the United States, Canada, Greenland, and the islands of the Caribbean region.
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The term America (or the Americas) refers to all the lands in the Western Hemisphere, comprising the continents of North America and South America. (Central America is actually part of the North American continent.) The United States of America, or U.S.A., is a country in North America.
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North America and South America are separate continents, the connecting isthmus being largely the result of volcanism from relatively recent subduction tectonics.
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Geographically the North American continent has many regions and subregions. ... The term Northern America refers to the northern-most countries and territories of North America: the United States, Bermuda, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Canada and Greenland.
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Yes. South America is the continent on the Western Hemisphere south of and adjacent to North America. Latin America is a collective term used to characterize countries (or territories) of the Western Hemisphere whose primary language is derived from Latin, such as Spanish, Portuguese, or French.
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South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. ... South America ranks fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America).
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North America—the continent and associated islands of the Northern Hemisphere and (chiefly) Western Hemisphere. It lies northwest of South America and is bounded by the Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific Oceans. Middle America—the territory between the southern Rocky Mountains and the northern tip of the Andes.
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The Equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth. It is halfway between the North and South Poles, and divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
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By about 3 million years ago, an isthmus had formed between North and South America. (An “isthmus” is a narrow strip of land, with water on either side, that connects two larger bodies of land.)