Geography Statistics of North America
- Continent Size: 24,474,000 sq km, 9,449,460 sq miles
It's the third-largest continent in area, following Asia and Africa. - Percent of Earth's Land: 16.5%
- Highest Point: Mt McKinley in Alaska, 20,322ft (6,194m) (see map)
- Lowest Point: Death Valley in California, -282 ft (-86m) below sea level.
- Geographic Center: The United States Geographical Survey states that the geographic center of North America is "6 miles west of Balta, Pierce County, North Dakota" at approximately 48掳 10麓 N 100掳 10麓 W. (see map)
- Horizontal Width: From San Francisco, California, east to New York City, NY: 2,582 miles (4,156 km) (see map)
- Vertical Length: From Barrow, Alaska, directly southeast to Panama City, Panama: 5,347 miles (8,605 km) (see map)
Note: Lengths and widths are point-to-point, straight-line measurements and will vary some using other map projections.
Largest North American Countries: (by land area)
- Canada: 9,984,670 sq km
- United States: 9,826,630 sq km
- Mexico: 1,923,040 sq km
- Nicaragua: 120,254 sq km
- Honduras: 112,090 sq km
- Cuba: 110,860 sq km
- Guatemala: 108,890 sq km
- Panama: 78,200 sq km
- Costa Rica: 51,100 sq km
- Dominican Republic: 48,730 sq km
