About North America: Denali! Denali's name means 'The Great One' in the native Koyukon language. Greenland, the world's largest island, is part of North America. The Mississippi-Missouri river system drains about one-eighth of the continent. The Grand Canyon is up to 1.8 km deep and 446 km long

Location: In the Northern Hemisphere, between the Pacific, Atlantic and Arctic · Countries: 23 countries including Canada, the USA and Mexico · People: About 600 million people · Languages: Hundreds of languages, led by English, Spanish and French · Size: 24.7 million km2 (9.5 million sq mi) third-largest · Highest Point: Denali 6,190 m (20,310 ft), in Alaska · Lowest Point: Death Valley 86 m (282 ft) below sea level · Longest River: The Missouri 3,767 km (2,341 mi), the longest here · Famous For: The Grand Canyon and the Statue of Liberty