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Concept: North America in the concept vocabulary

Concept URI http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/5693
Preferred label North America
Definition A continent in the northern half of the western hemisphere, bounded by the Arctic Ocean in the north, by the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea in the west, and by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico in the east, connected to South America by the Isthmus of Panama, and including the United States, Canada, Mexico and several small island nations.
Notation
Status Valid
Status Modified 2013-12-05
Accepted Date 2013-12-05
Not Accepted Date
Has broader
Has exact match
Has close match
Source
  • INP