If you look on a map, you are sure to find that Central America is a lot closer to the Greater Antilles
Central America is closer to the Greater Antilles.
If you look on a map, you are sure to find that Central America is a lot closer to the Greater Antilles
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No, the Cayman Islands are not part of Central America. They are a British Overseas Territory located in the Caribbean Sea, situated to the northwest of Jamaica and south of Cuba. While they are geographically closer to Central America, they are considered part of the Greater Antilles in the Caribbean region.
No, central America is warmer than northern Europe. Central America is closer to the equator and is slightly warmer.
Central America is part of the North American continent, although it seems separate.
Central America is far closer to the equator than any part of Spain. Europe and the Mediterranean Sea are at much more northerly latitudes, 30° to 60° north of the equator. Southern Spain is 36° N, while Central America is at most 22° north.
Snow and glaciers can be found in South America, particularly in countries like Chile and Argentina, but not in Central America due to the warmer climate closer to the equator.
The closest locations to Argentina in North America (even excluding Central America) are much closer than the points in North America (eastern Canada) that are closest to Spain. Mexico and the southern US are closer to Argentina than to Spain. The northern US and Canada are closer to Spain.
North America. It is North America all the way to the Panama/Columbia border. There is no continent of "Central America" - that is just an area designation for the region between Mexico and South America. (okay, technically, Central America begins at the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, where the Sierra Madre mountains end in Mexico and the Pacific and Gulf are at their nearest point within Mexico proper).
It is closer to South America.
Depending on where are you taught geography, Central America is a small area which acts as a bridge between Mexico and South America, and lies within the larger North American subcontinent. That being said, Central America touches Mexico and is within North America. On the other hand, if you refer to "North America" as the United States, Central America borders Mexico, which also borders the United States.