File:North America satellite orthographic.jpg

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Description	English: A composite satellite photograph of North America. The observer is centered at (40° N, 95° W), at Moon distance above the Earth. Español: Imagen de satélite de América del Norte فارسی: ت صویر هوایی آمریکای شمالی توسط ناسا
Date	"Blue Marble" image, 2002; this projection, 2005
Source	This is NASA image applied as a texture on a sphere using program.
Author	NASA

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	10:07, 19 April 2005		1,624 × 1,748 (474 KB)	Ghalas	A composed satellite photograph of North America in orthographic projection This is NASA [http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/view_rec.php?vev1id=11656 "Blue Marble"] image applied as a texture

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Usage on ace.wikipedia.org
- Amirika Utara
Usage on ady.wikipedia.org
- Ишъхъэрэ Америкэ
Usage on af.wikipedia.org
- Noord-Amerika
Usage on als.wikipedia.org
- Nordamerika
Usage on anp.wikipedia.org
- उत्तर अमेरिका
Usage on ar.wikipedia.org
- أمريكا الشمالية
- مستخدم:ASammour/صور مختارة في الفارسية والتركية
Usage on ary.wikipedia.org
- أمريكا الشمالية
Usage on arz.wikipedia.org
- امريكا الشماليه
Usage on ast.wikipedia.org
- América del Norte
- Grandes Llagos
- Castor
Usage on az.wikipedia.org
- Şimali Amerika
- Şimali Amerika mədəniyyəti
Usage on bat-smg.wikipedia.org
- Šiaurės Amerėka
Usage on be-tarask.wikipedia.org
- Катэгорыя:Паўночная Амэрыка
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- Паўночная Амерыка
Usage on bg.wikipedia.org
- Северна Америка
Usage on bjn.wikipedia.org
- Amirika Utara
Usage on br.wikipedia.org
- Implijer:MP/Pennadoù a-bouez/2
Usage on ca.wikipedia.org
- Amèrica
- Amèrica del Nord
- Història colonial d'Amèrica del Nord
- Portal:Economia/Articles seleccionats
- Plantilla:Juny article d'economia
- Castor
Usage on ceb.wikipedia.org
- Amihanang Amerika
Usage on crh.wikipedia.org
- Şimaliy Amerika
Usage on cs.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedista:Philip Glazier
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- Gogledd America
Usage on da.wikipedia.org
- Nordamerika
Usage on da.wikibooks.org
- Engelsk/Ordliste/Kontinenter
Usage on de.wikipedia.org
- Nordamerika
- Benutzer:Kuemmjen/Länderliste
- Benutzer:Meile3/Babel3
- Benutzer:Vorlage/aus Nordamerika
- Benutzer:Tidoni/Babel Sammlung
Usage on diq.wikipedia.org
- Amerikay Zımey
- Coğrafyay Amerikay Zımey
Usage on dsb.wikipedia.org
- Pódpołnocna Amerika
Usage on el.wikipedia.org
- Βόρεια Αμερική
- Κορδιλιέρα
- Πύλη:Αμερική/Βόρεια Αμερική
- Πύλη:Αμερική/Βόρεια Αμερική/Εισαγωγή
- Βικιπαίδεια:Λήμματα ζωτικής σημασίας/Wikidata
Usage on en.wikiquote.org
- Eerik-Niiles Kross
- North America
Usage on eo.wikipedia.org
- Listo de ĉefurboj kaj plej grandaj urboj
- Ŝablono:Nordamerikaj ĉefurboj
- Roseo

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