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'''North America''' is a continent in [[Earth]]'s northern and western hemispheres. It is bordered on the north by the [[Wikipedia:Arctic Ocean|Arctic Ocean]], on the east by the northern [[Wikipedia:Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic Ocean]], on the southeast by the [[Wikipedia:Caribbean Sea|Caribbean Sea]], and on the south and west by the northern [[Wikipedia:Pacific Ocean|Pacific Ocean]]. [[South America]], another continent, lies to the southeast. North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 sq mi), about 4.8% of the planet's surface or about 16.5% of its land area. It is the third-largest continent on the planet, following [[Asia]] and [[Africa]] North America and South America are collectively known as the [[Wikipedia:Americas|Americas]]. North America is home to the [[Great Lakes]], the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth.