Atlas of Central America

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Atlas of Central America

Central America English Central America Central America is a central geographic region of the Americas. It is variably defined either as the southern portion of North America, which connects with South America on the southeast, or a region of the Americas in its own right. Español América Central, también llamada Centroamérica , es un subcontinente que conecta América del Norte con América del Sur. Geográficamente se sitúa entre la frontera sur de México, y la frontera norte de Colombia, rodeada por el Océano Pacífico y el Océano Atlántico. Su extensión territorial continental es aproximadamente 762,064 kilómetros cuadrados. Fisiográficamente, de acuerdo con algunos geógrafos, la América Central se extiende desde el Istmo de Tehuantepec en México, hasta el Golfo de Urabá en Colombia. Français L’Amérique centrale est la partie du continent américain située entre la frontière sud du Mexique, en Amérique du Nord, et la frontière nord-ouest de la Colombie, en Amérique du Sud. Elle est à différencier de la Mésoamérique qui, d'un point de vue historique, s'étendait dans les régions du Sud du Mexique jusqu’au Nord du Costa Rica via la côte Pacifique du Nicaragua avant la conquête espagnole. Population 42,382,000 inhabitants Area 762,064 km² Major language(s) English, Spanish, French Major religion(s) Roman Catholicism and Protestantism More information Central America, Geography of Central America, History of Central America and Politics of Central America More images Central America - Central America (Category).

General maps

Location of Central America

Map of Central America

Blank map of Central America

Central America

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day North America, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day North America.

Voyages of Christoper Columbus

Spanish names in the Caribbean

Colonization of the Americas

Spanish colonization

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.

First map to show the name America

Piri Reis map

Map of the Americas 1587 (Ortelius)

Map of the Americas 1637 (Hondius)

Map of North America 1681

Map of the Americas 1705

Map of the Americas 1722

Map of the Americas 1770

North America 1797

Map of Central America and the Caribbean,

North America 1885

Central America 1892

North America 1914

Maps of international organizations

Organization of American States

Rio Group

Ethnic maps

Indian population of the Americas

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Notes and references

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