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There is a native tradition that the continent of North America is called Turtle Island. It's a bit of a stretch, but you can imagine Hudson's Bay as the open, gaping mouth of a turtle, with Florida as one leg, and the tapering lower portion of Mexico as a tail.

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Q: Did North America ever have a different name?
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