Americas
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Americas
Summary
Americas is a supercontinent[1]. Americas ranks in the top 7% of supercontinent entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55,975 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Americas is credited with the discovery of Christopher Columbus[3].
- Americas's instance of is recorded as supercontinent[4].
- Americas's instance of is recorded as part of the world[5].
- Americas's instance of is recorded as continent[6].
- Amerigo Vespucci is named after Americas[7].
- Darien Gap is named after Americas[8].
- Americas is part of Earth's surface[9].
- Americas is part of Earth[10].
- Americas's Commons category is recorded as Americas[11].
- Americas's said to be the same as is recorded as New World[12].
- Americas comprises South America[13].
- Americas comprises North America[14].
- Americas comprises Central America[15].
- Americas comprises Latin America and the Caribbean[16].
- Americas's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 12, 1492[17].
- Americas's time of discovery or invention is recorded as -30000-00-00T00:00:00Z[18].
- Americas's highest point is recorded as Aconcagua[19].
- Americas's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 19, 'longitude': -96}[20].
- Americas's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Americas[21].
- Americas's Commons gallery is recorded as America[22].
- Americas has a population of {'amount': '+1035298985'}[23].
- Americas has a population of {'amount': '+1055385441'}[24].
- Americas's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Americas[25].
- Americas's coordinates of northernmost point is recorded as {'latitude': 83.11138888888888, 'longitude': -69.95833333333333}[26].
- Americas's coordinates of southernmost point is recorded as {'latitude': -56.53826111111111, 'longitude': -68.72005}[27].
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Works and Contributions
Americas is credited with the discovery of Christopher Columbus[3]. Things named for Americas include United States[28], a sovereign state[29], in United States[30], founded in 1776[31]; Confederate States of America[32], a historical unrecognized state[33], in Confederate States of America[34], founded in 1861[35]; Circuit of the Americas[36], a motorsport racing track[37], in United States[38], founded in 2010[39]; americium[40], a chemical element[41]; Holambra[42], a municipality of Brazil[43], in Brazil[44], founded in 1993[45]; American[46], a word[47]; America[48], a village[49], in Netherlands[50]; and Euramerica[51].
Why It Matters
Americas ranks in the top 7% of supercontinent entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (55,975 views/month).[2] Americas has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Americas is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for Americas include United States[28], a sovereign state[29], in United States[30], founded in 1776[31]; Confederate States of America[32], a historical unrecognized state[33], in Confederate States of America[34], founded in 1861[35]; Circuit of the Americas[36], a motorsport racing track[37], in United States[38], founded in 2010[39]; americium[40], a chemical element[41]; Holambra[42], a municipality of Brazil[43], in Brazil[44], founded in 1993[45]; and American[46], a word[47].