NORTHERN AMERICA
Northern America encompasses the northern portion of the American continent, from the Arctic archipelago of Canada and the ice sheet of Greenland in the north to the southern borders of the United States. The region contains some of the world’s largest landmasses, longest coastlines, and most significant freshwater reserves, and its modern nations were shaped by a combination of indigenous civilizations spanning thousands of years and European colonial settlement beginning in the late 15th century.
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