Key Facts
Aconcagua is the highest mountain in the Americas. Aconcagua in the Andes mountain range is the highest mountain in the Americas at 6,960.8 m (22,837 ft).
- Aconcagua in Argentina is the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere at 6,960.8 meters (22,837 ft).
- Denali in Alaska (also known as Mount McKinley) is the highest mountain in North America at 6,168 meters (20,239 ft).
Largest Lake
The largest lake in the Americas is Lake Superior. It is the largest of the Great Lakes and is shared by Canada and the US. With a surface area of 82,000 km² (32,000 sq mi), it is also the largest freshwater lake in the world.
Longest Rivers
The second longest river in the Americas is the Paraná, at 4,880 km (3,030 mi); it flows through three countries, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, before entering the Rio de la Plata, an estuary in the Atlantic Ocean.
There is much discussion about the longest river in North America, as the name of the “main river” varies.
Anyway, the Missouri is the longest river in North America with a length of 4,087 km (2,540 mi); it originates in the Rocky Mountains in western Montana.
At 3,766 km (2,340 mi), the Mississippi River is the second longest river in North America, rising at Lake Itasca in Minnesota, USA. [2]
Major Subregions
North America, South America, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Mountains
List of Countries in North America
There are 23 independent countries in North America.
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belize
- Canada
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic
- El Salvador
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Jamaica
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Trinidad and Tobago
- United States of America (U.S.A)
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