- North America is the Third Largest Continent in terms of Area and the Fourth in terms of Population. Some interesting facts about this 24,709,000 square kilometers land mass are noted below.
INTERESTING FACTS
1. Rocky Mountains is the Longest Mountain Range of North America and the Second Longest of the World after The Andes of South America.
2. Mt. McKinley is the Highest Peak (6,194 m) of North America and is located in Alaska Range (USA).
North America -
3. The famous Niagara Falls is located between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario.
The Niagara Falls.
The Niagara Falls
4. The Great Basin is the Largest Inter-mountain Plateau of North America.
5. The Grand Canyon of Colorado is the Largest of its kind and is famous all over the world for its Natural Beauty.
Grand Canyon, Colorado
The 'Old Faithful' Geyser
6. The famous Geyser Old Faithfulis located in Yellow Stone National Park.
7. River St. Lawrence is the World’s Busiest Inland Waterway.
8. River Rio Grande forms the Political Boundary between USA and Mexico and falls into Gulf of Mexico.
9. About world’s half Maize is grown in North America and it is called Corn.
The 'Old Faithful' Geyser
10. North America produces 1/5th of the world’s Wheat. Prairies of USA are very famous for Wheat and Maize. Prairies are called World’s Bread Basket.
11. Grand Bank near Newfoundland is very famous for Fishing. Tuna and Salmon are the Main variety of Fish Catches.
12. New York is called City of Skyscrapers.
13. Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Airport (Atlanta) of USA is the Busiest Airport of the World.
Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta Airport, USA
14. Chicago Railway Junction is the Busiest Railway Junction of the World.
16. Gold is found mainly in Ontario, which has the Largest Goldmine in the World.
15. Lake Superior is the Leading Producer of High Grade Iron-ore in North America.
17. Appalachian Region produce a large amount of Anthracite and High Grade Bituminous Coal. They have the Largest Soft Coal Field in the World.
The Appalachian Region
18. The United States of America is the Second Largest Producer of Natural Gas in the World.
19. The Largest Deposits of Zinc and Lead in the World are found in British Columbia.
20. The Panama Canal connects Atlantic and Pacific Ocean. By using Panama Canal, the distance between New York to San Francisco can be shortened to nearly 23,200km.
The Panama Canal
21. Canada is the Largest Producer of Newsprint in the World
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