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GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE
| Highest mountains |
1. Mt. McKinley - 6 194 m. (USA) 2. Mt. Logan - 5 959 m. (Canada) 3. Volcano Pico de Orizaba - 5 610 m. (Mexico) |
| Longest rivers |
1. Mackenzie - 4 241 km. (Canada) 2. Mississippi - 3 779 km. (USA) 3. Missouri - 3 726 km. (USA) |
| Largest Lakes |
1. Superior - 82 103 qu. km. (Canada,USA) 2. Huron - 59 570 qu. km. (Canada,USA) 3. Michigan - 57 757 qu. km. (USA) |
| Largest islands |
1. Greenland - 2 175 600 qu. km. (Greenland) 2. Baffin - 507 451 qu. km. (Canada) 3. Victoria - 217 291 qu. km. (Canada) |
| Highest rec. temperature | + 57 deg. C - Death Valley, USA |
| Lowest rec. temperature | - 66 deg. C - Northice,Greenland |
| Highest av. annual rainfall | 650 cm. - Henderson Lake,Canada |
| Lowest av. annual rainfall | 3 cm. - Bataques,Mexico |
| Most densely populated country | Barbados |
| Least densely populated country | Greenland |
| Most populated cities |
New York - 19 mln. USA, Los Angeles - 8,863 mln. USA, Mexico City - 8,3 mln. Mexico |