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Summary
| Description | Division of the Americas into North, Middle and South America. |
| Date | |
| Source | prepared from public domain maps created by w:en:User:E Pluribus Anthony. |
| Author | Spacepotato |
Legend
- 0000FF: Northern America.
- 8080FF: Sometimes included in North America.
- 00FFFF: Middle America.
- 8DE1E1: West Indies; often included in Middle America.
- 00FF00: May be included in either Middle or South America.
- FFBA00: South America.
References
- pp. 2–3, World Regional Geography, Lydia Milhelič Pulsipher, Conrad Goodwin, and Alex Pulsipher, New York: W. H. Freeman, 1999 (ISBN 0-7167-3628-4.) Divides the Americas into North America and Middle and South America.
- pp. 30–31, Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts, H. J. de Blij and Peter O. Muller, Wiley, 12th ed., 2005 (ISBN 047171786X.) Divides the Americas into North America, Middle America, and South America.
- "Middle America." Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary. Accessed October 11, 2007. Defines Middle America to include "Mexico, Central America, often the West Indies, and sometimes Colombia and Venezuela."
- "Middle America." Encyclopædia Britannica, on line. Accessed October 10, 2007. Defines Middle America to include Central America, Mexico, and sometimes the Caribbean islands.
- "Middle America." American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, on line. Accessed October 11, 2007. Defines Middle America to include "Mexico, Central America, and sometimes the West Indies."
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See also
- Image:LocationNSAm.png
- Image:LocationNSAm2.png
- Image:LocationNSAngloLatin.png
- Image:LocationNSAmUNGeoscheme.png
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