The Great Lakes are part of a waterway that extends from the Atlantic Ocean to the center of North America.

VOA: special.2009.11.11

Mail was usually carried west on ships that sailed around the bottom of South America and then north to California.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

The Cremation Association of North America says cremations were used in almost thirty-five percent of funerals in two thousand seven.

VOA: special.2009.12.11

The discovery of the largest oil and gas field in North America led to the Alaska Pipeline.

VOA: special.2009.03.02

It is the largest trade show of any kind in North America with over one hundred thirty thousand square meters of exhibition space.

VOA: special.2010.01.26

It is The Windy City. Chicago sits next to Lake Michigan, one of North America's Great Lakes.

VOA: special.2010.01.10

Maria Gunnoe of the Appalachian area of West Virginia in the United States won from North America.

VOA: special.2009.04.27

At the hearings, one of the subjects discussed was the increase in populations of large birds in North America that could threaten other planes.

VOA: special.2009.06.13

Paul Bunyan was a hero of North America's lumberjacks, the workers who cut down trees.

VOA: special.2011.05.07

It says an explosion or explosions by comets could explain the disappearance of many animals and human beings who lived in North America at that time.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

This huge bird used to live along the West Coast of North America.

VOA: special.2009.11.18

Florida's neighbor to the north grows some of the sweetest fruit in America.

VOA: special.2009.08.02

Scientists say it formed when high sea levels flooded the middle of North America, splitting the continent in two for millions of years during the late Cretaceous period.

VOA: special.2010.10.05

PRESIDENT OBAMA: "I think Afghanistan is still winnable, in the sense of our ability to ensure that it is not a launching pad for attacks against North America.

VOA: special.2009.02.21

This makes them some of the youngest mountains in North America.

VOA: special.2009.02.16

"The Islamic schools in North America, there are over 100 of them teaching the curriculum of the state."

VOA: standard.2010.07.12

The flow of illegal drugs and the violence associated with it is a concern throughout North America.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

Worries about an anticipated resurgence of swine flu in North America later this year is expected to be an urgent topic at the summit.

VOA: standard.2009.08.10

Cecil presented her findings at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

VOA: standard.2009.12.19

Even on the streets of North America, there is little question of what he became.

VOA: standard.2010.06.09

He says all of the infections, which have occurred in other parts of the world have stemmed from people who had been traveling in North America.

VOA: standard.2009.05.14

Lonestar will spend the remainder of the year performing concerts throughout North America.

VOA: standard.2010.04.30