South America is south of North America. Central American countries such as Honduras and Panama separate the two continents but these countries are considered part of North America.
Panama separates the North from the South
The four separate areas that make up The Americas are North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean.
Central America is part of the North American continent, although it seems separate.
South America and Africa are separated by the South Atlantic Ocean.
By convention, and where North America and South America are considered separate continents, Middle America is the southernmost part of North America.
There is NO "US of north America". -North America is 3 separate countries, Mexico, USA and Canada. The largest island to the south of that continent is Cuba.
Panama & Costa Rica
There is NO "US of North America". -North America is 3 separate countries, Mexico, USA and Canada. The largest island to the south of that continent is Cuba.
South of North America is South America.
Mexico (part of the North American Plate) and South American plates began to separate during the Triassic Period.
No. Africa is not in America, it is a separate continent on the eastern side of the Atlantic Ocean. The Americas (North, Central and South America) are on the western side of the Atlantic. Central and South America and Mexico (in North America) are known as Latin America.