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The Physical Map of North America shows the various geographical features of the continent. These include the Western Mountains, the Great Plains and the Canadian Shield. The major water bodies include the Great Lakes and rivers like Mississippi, Missouri, Colorado and St. Laurence.
The map is showing physiographic regions of North America like the Atlantic–Gulf Coastal Plains; the Appalachian Highlands; the Great Plains; the Central Lowands; the Rocky Mountain System; and the Pacific Mountain System.
Geography of North America. North America is the third largest continent, and is also a portion of the third largest supercontinent if North and South America are combined into the Americas and Africa, Europe, and Asia are considered to be part of one supercontinent called Afro-Eurasia.
North America, third largest of the world’s continents, lying for the most part between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer. It extends for more than 5,000 miles (8,000 km) to within 500 miles (800 km) of both the North Pole and the Equator and has an east-west extent of 5,000 miles.
North America’s physical geography, environment and resources, and human geography can be considered separately. North America can be divided into five physical regions: the mountainous west, the Great Plains, the Canadian Shield, the varied eastern region, and the Caribbean.
Printable maps of North America and information on the continent's 23 countries including history, geography facts.
North America can be divided into five physical regions: the mountainous west, the Great Plains, the Canadian Shield, the varied eastern region, and the Caribbean. Mexico and Central America’s western coast are connected to the mountainous west, while its lowlands and coastal plains extend into the eastern region.
North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean and to the south east by the Caribbean Sea and South America. The border between North America and South America is at the Darién Mountains watershed.
Whether you’re drawn to the towering peaks of the Rocky Mountains, the plains of the United States, or the dense rainforests of Central America, this North America map offers a comprehensive overview of North America’s remarkable features and nations.
Physical map of North America. 3919x3926px / 5.36 Mb Go to Map. Political map of Central America. 1066x620px / 168 Kb Go to Map. Political map of Caribbean. 1855x1077px / 512 Kb Go to Map. Map of Mexico and Central America. 1920x1200px / 387 Kb Go to Map. North America location map.