Some important facts about the North America Continent? part-3

  1. The west coast of North America is prone to seismic activity. Mexico, in particular, has suffered the brunt of some devastating earthquakes in recent times.                                                      
  2. The world’s Largest fresh water lake is in North America. Lake Superior, located on the border of United States and Canada, has a total surface area of 82,100 square kilometers. It is also the largest of North America’s Great Lakes.                                                                                 
  3. Dolphins in North America (particularly those living in the Mid-Atlantic coast) exhibit a certain behavior that can’t be seen anywhere else in the world. They operate as a single unit, to drive fish to land in order to catch it for food.                                                                                           
  4. The lion's mane jellyfish, usually found near the Californian coast, is the world’s largest jellyfish. Its tentacles can grow up to sixty feet in length, and its body can span 10 feet wide.
  5. Over four hundred tornadoes rip through the prairies in North America on a yearly basis.
  6. John Rut sent the first letter from North America in 1527. The letter was sent from St. John’s, Newfoundland, to King Henry VIII in England.                                                                                           
  7. North America has been host to the Olympics twelve times. The first North American country to host the event was the US, in 1904.                                                                                                       
  8. North America grows half of the world’s corn supply.                                                                                
  9. The term North America encompasses different countries according to context. North America is usually referred to only Canada and the United States together, but in some cases, Greenland and Mexico can also be included.                                                                                
  10. Cratons are considered as the geological heart of continents because they are located near the center of tectonic plates and are usually very stable. The craton of North America is called Laurentia.
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