Americas
Sign in to saveThe Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America. When viewed as a single continent, the Americas are the second largest continent by area after Asia and the third largest continent by population. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and constitute the New World.
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The Americas are the combined landmass of North and South America, forming the second-largest continent by area and third-largest by population. This region makes up most of Earth's Western Hemisphere and is often referred to as the New World.
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Key facts
- Continent.title
- Americas
- Continent.area
- 42,549,000 km2(16,428,000 sq mi)
- Continent.population
- 1.02 billion
- Continent.density
- 22.67/km2 (58.74/sq mi)
- Continent.[[HDI]]
- North America 0.733, South America 0.738
- Continent.demonym
- American (see usage)
- Continent.countries
- 35
- Continent.dependencies
- 23
- Continent.languages
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, Haitian Creole, Quechua, Guaraní, Aymara, Nahuatl, Dutch, and many others
- Continent.time
- UTC−10 to UTC+0
- Continent.cities
- Complete List of largest metropolitan areas and their cities
- Continent.m49
Article
37 sectionsContents
- <span id="Naming">Etymology and naming</span>
- Terminology
- History
- English
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- French
- Dutch
- History
- Pre-Columbian era
- Settlement
- Norse colonization
- Large-scale European colonization
- Geography
- Extent
- Geology
- Topography
- Climate
- Hydrology
- Ecology
- Countries and territories
- Economy
- Demographics
- Population
- Largest urban centers
- Ethnology
- Black population
- Religion
- Languages
- Culture
- Sports
- Multinational organizations
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America. When viewed as a single continent, the Americas are the second largest continent by area after Asia and the third largest continent by population. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and constitute the New World.
Along with their associated islands, the Americas cover 8% of Earth's total surface area and 28.4% of its land area. The topography is dominated by the American Cordillera, a long chain of mountains that runs the length of the west coast. The flatter eastern side of the Americas is dominated by large river basins, such as the Amazon, St. Lawrence River–Great Lakes, Mississippi, and La Plata basins. Since the Americas extend from north to south, the climate and ecology vary widely, from the arctic tundra of Northern Canada, Greenland, and Alaska, to the tropical rainforests in Central America and South America.