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Where is North America located in relation to the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer?

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Map of North America showing international boundaries, country names, and capital cities. The map includes Canada, the United States, Mexico, Greenland, Central American countries, and Caribbean nations, with a locator inset at the bottom left for global context. Major bodies of water such as the Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Arctic Ocean, and Caribbean Sea are labeled.
North America

North America is the third-largest continent and is located for the most part between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer.1

The continent extends over 5,000 miles, reaching toward the North Pole in the north and toward the Equator in the south. While the majority of the landmass lies between these two lines of latitude, the continent's total span reaches to within 500 miles of both the North Pole and the Equator.1