Question

Write a note on the shape and size, coastline and island groups of North America.​

Answer 1

Answer:

North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), about 16.5% of the Earth's land area and about 4.8% of its total surface. North America is the third-largest continent by area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth by population after Asia, Africa, and Europe.

The shores of the North American continent span approximately 55° of latitude and 100° of longitude. The continent is bounded by four major coastal regimes associated with the Atlantic, Arctic, and Pacific Oceans, and the Gulf of Mexico.