Editing North America

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|installment=Purple Bolt (book)
|text=Purple Bolt
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{{Location
|name=North America
|image=NorthAmerica.png
|type=Continent
|universe=[[Universe-A]]
|planet=[[Earth]]
|population=aprox. 592.2 million
|status=Active
|appearances=''[[Purple Bolt (book)|Purple Bolt]]''
}}

'''North America''' is a continent located in the Western and Northern Hemispheres<ref group="notes">Part of [[Alaska]] extends to the Eastern Hemisphere.</ref> of planet [[Earth]]. It is bordered to the north by the [[Arctic Ocean]], to the east by the [[Atlantic Ocean]], to the southeast by [[South America]] and the [[Caribbean Sea]], and to the west and south by the [[Pacific Ocean]].

North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), representing approximately 16.5% of the Earth's land area and 4.8% of its total surface area. It is the third-largest continent by size after [[Asia]] and [[Africa]], and the fourth-largest continent by population after [[Asia]], [[Africa]], and [[Europe]].

The region includes [[the Bahamas]], [[Bermuda]], [[Canada]], the [[Caribbean]], [[Central America]], [[Clipperton Island]], [[Greenland]], [[Mexico]], [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]], [[Turks and Caicos Islands]], and the [[United States]].

== History ==
{{Main Article|The ESU Timeline}}

=== ''[[Purple Bolt (book)|Purple Bolt]]'' (2002-2020) ===
Jonathan Kayne was born on September 19, 2002, to Emily and Peter Kayne. At age five, an experiment by his father resulted in Jonathan being struck by lightning, and after recovery, he began showing superhuman speed abilities in 2020. Following discovery and self-training, Jonathan adopted the superhero identity "The Bolt."

== Notable Locations ==
* [[United States]]
** [[New York]]
*** [[Phebridge City]]

== Notable People ==
* [[Emily Kayne]]
* [[Peter Kayne]]
* [[Purple Bolt]]
* [[Eira Adrienne]]
* [[Shayne Moore]]
* [[Dan Peterson]]
* [[Peter Bell]]

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== See also ==
{{Locations}}

[[Category:Continents]]