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Americas (general region) |
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| Lat: 19 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 19.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 096 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -96.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: General reference to the combined area of North, Central, and South America in the Western Hemisphere. The name "America" is derived from that of the Italian explorer and friend of Christopher Columbus, Amerigo Vespucci, who made several voyages to the Western Hemisphere and described his travels. |
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| Americas (preferred,C,V,English-P,U)
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| America (C,V,English,U)
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| Americas, The (C,V,English,U)
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| 아메리카 (C,U,O,Korean)
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