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How can the Earth be only 7900 miles in diameter if North America is 5400 miles long and South America is 4500 miles long?
The answer is that the Earth is a sphere, and the curved distance along its surface is much longer than the straight-line distance from one side to the other. For a circle of diameter 7900 miles, the circumference is 7900 x pi or about 24,800 miles. The actual circumference of Earth averages 24,900 miles. Half of this is the distance from pole to pole along the surface or 12,450 miles, plenty of space for North America, South America, the Arctic Ocean, and Antarctica all in a line.
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Is North America closer to the south pole or north pole?
No. The United States is SOUTH of Canada, where as the NORTH pole is NORTH of Canada. Canada is therefore closer.what about alaska?
What is earths diamiter?
The diameter of the planet Earth is about 8,000 miles. The equatorial diameter of the Earth is 12,756 kilometres, the North Pole to South Pole diameter is 12,712 km.
How many continents we have according the earth plates?
We have Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Oceania, Africa. There are still issues of whether considering Antarctica as a continent. Generally a total of 6 or 7 (if Antarctica is included).
Is South America south or north of the equater?
The Equator crosses South America, about 20% of South America is north of the equator and 80% is south of the equator.Both, actually. The equator line runs through the northern part. But, the majority of South America is south of the equator.
Where are the seven contenants on the map of the world?
The seven continents on the map of the world are: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Europe, North America, Australia, and South America. These continents are large, continuous landmasses that make up the Earth's surface.
What is the size of the earth from north to south pole?
The diameter of the Earth from North pole to South pole is 7,899.83 miles. This is only 25 miles less then the distance around the equator, which is 7,926.41.
Is South America north or south of the US?
South America is south of the US. The US, part of North America, occupies part of the Earth's northern hemisphere, while South America takes up part of the Earth's southern hemisphere.
What direction is antarctica from south America?
NorthNorth - All land masses are north of AntarcticaEvery location on earth is north of Antarctica.Every country on earth -- every continent on earth -- is north of Antarctica. This includes all the countries in South America.
What are the names of the continents of earth?
The continents of the world are North & South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, Antarctica.
There are six continents on the earth.?
There are seven continents on earth; North America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica.
What are the 7 continents on earth?
North America, South America, Australia, Antartica, Europe, Asia, Africa
What is south of North America?
South of North America is South America.
What continet is north of s America?
The continent that is north of South America is North America. North America is the third largest continent on Earth and contains Mexico, the USA and Canada.
Is South America north of Antarctica?
Yes. Every continent on earth is north of Antarctica.
Is US of America in the south or the north of America?
South America
In which compass direction do you move from antarctica to south America?
Everywhere on earth is north of Antarctica.
What are the name of the 7 continent on earth?
Africa Antarctica Asia Australia Europe North America South America
