America is the good land mass of the Western Hemisphere. It’s made up of North and South America. The mainland of America is the longest north-to-south land mass on Earth. The best distance of its mainland from north to south is about eight,seven hundred miles (14,000 kilometers), from the Boothia Peninsula in Canada to Cape Froward in Chile. The westernmost level of mainland America is on the Seward Peninsula on the west coast of Alaska. Northeastern Brazil is the easternmost level. North and South America are related by a land bridge that’s narrowest on the Isthmus of Panama. America additionally consists of many islands north, south, east, and west of the mainland.
The phrase America is believed to be in honor of the Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci. It was first used just for South America however was later utilized to the entire Western Hemisphere. At this time, the time period is usually used to confer with america of America.