Some important facts about the North America Continent? part-2

  1. North America’s lowest point is the Badwater Basin, located in Death Valley National Park, Inyo County, California. It has a surface elevation of -86m and is 282 feet below sea level.
  2. North America is divided into four main geographic regions: the West (includes most of Mexico, the Rocky Mountains, Alaska, California,), East (Florida, the Appalachian Mountains) Great Plains (prairies in Canada and the central United States), and the Canadian Shield.
  3. North America’s highest point is Mount McKinley (also called as Denali), which is a mountain peak located in Alaska. It has a summit elevation of 20,310 feet above sea level.
  4. United States and Mexico are the most populous countries in North America, with a population count of 318.9 million and 122.3 million, respectively.
  5. Mount McKinley or Denali, considered to be the highest point in North America, is the third most prominent as well as the third most isolated mountain peak after Mount Everest in Nepal and Aconcagua in Argentina.
  6. Death Valley, where North America’s lowest point is located, is also where the world’s highest air temperature was recorded. The reading of 134 degrees Fahrenheit was taken on July 10, 1913 at the aptly-named Furnace Creek.
  7. The most populous city in North America is Mexico City, with a population of over 21 million. Following closely behind is New York City, with a population of 20 million.
  8. North America encompasses 23 sovereign countries and 25 dependent territories.
  9. North America is also notable for having the most number of Olympic gold medal winners as of this present time.
  10. North America is the only continent in the world that has all climatic types. It has savanna and tropical rainforest in Central America, tundra in the northern parts of Canada and Alaska, and permanent ice cap in Greenland. There are also semi-arid and desert conditions near areas surrounded by high mountains.
  11. Three of North America’s largest urban agglomerations are located in the United States: Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York City.
  12. The world’s longest coastline is in North America. Canada has a coastline of 202,080 square kilometers, more than twice as big as Norway’s (83,280 square kilometers) which comes next to it in the list.
  13. Of the 5416 known and named species of mammals in the world, 965 can be found in North America. Famous North American mammals include deer, coyotes, deer, possums, beavers, bears, wolves, squirrels, and rabbits.
  14. Death Valley, where North America’s lowest point is located, receives less than a cupful of rainfall per year. It is considered as the continent’s driest region.
  15. Gray whales are one of the most epic creatures that reside in North America. They circumnavigate the length of the continent every year; they spend the winter in the warm lagoons of Mexico, then move on to the colder waters of the Arctic Ocean in the summer.
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