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Location and Area:
Latitudinal extent:
Most of the continent lies between the Arctic circle and the Tropic of Cancer. Longitudinally it roughly looks like an inverted triangle with its base at the North.
From | \(7°N\) |
To | \(80°N\) |
Important latitudes passing through:
Latitude | Passing through |
Tropic of Cancer(\(23½°N\)) | Mexico |
Arctic Circle (\(66½°N\)) | Northern part of Canada |
Longitudinal extent:
From | \(53°W\) |
To | \(180°W\) |
Boundaries of North America:
![Map of North America - Political map of North America - yaclass.png](https://resources.cdn.yaclass.in/2fc90048-5e37-4856-8a78-f66d8bd34425/MapofNorthAmericaPoliticalmapofNorthAmericayaclassw400.png)
Map of North America
Pacific Ocean | West |
Atlantic Ocean | East |
Arctic Ocean | North |
South America | South |
Important!
Isthmus of Panama joins North America with South America.
The Bering Strait separates North America from Asia.
Difference between Isthmus and Strait:
Isthmus | Strait |
It is a narrow land. | It is a narrow water body. |
It connects two large landmasses. | It connects two large water bodies. |
![Isthmus of panama.jpg](https://resources.cdn.yaclass.in/2b7b4288-7de7-4fde-9f0f-4da9ab7dbfd0/Isthmusofpanamaw400.jpg)
Isthmus of panama
Political Divisions
![Map of Central America.png](https://resources.cdn.yaclass.in/4d86223e-f1f3-4785-b45f-089635a0394b/MapofCentralAmericaw400.png)
Map of Central America