North America Statistics

Information

Info:
Formed:
Population: 528,720,588 people
Area: 24,709,000 sq/ kilometres
Languages Spoken:
Currency: (One United States Dollar equals 1 CAD)

North America (Spanish: América del Norte or Norteamérica; French: Amérique du Nord) is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth’s northern hemisphere and in the western hemisphere. It is bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southeast by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the North Pacific Ocean; South America lies to the southeast.

North America covers an area of about 24,709,000 square kilometers (9,540,000 square miles), about 4.8% of the planet’s surface or about 16.5% of its land area. As of July 2008, its population was estimated at nearly 529 million people. It is the third-largest continent in area, following Asia and Africa, and the fourth in population after Asia, Africa, and Europe.

I’ve separated the various provinces and territories that I traveled through on their own pages. Click a flag to be taken to its respective page.

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Journal

The following is a list of journal entries I wrote while traveling through. Click one to read!

2011-09-24 – Coast to Coast to Coast
2011-09-07 – The adventure continues..
2011-09-06 – USA Statistics
2011-09-06 – Nevada Statistics
2011-08-21 – Playa Bound
2011-08-15 – Lonely Roads
2011-08-11 – Utah Statistics
2011-08-05 – Milestones in Moab
2011-08-03 – Colorado Statistics
2011-08-01 – New Mexico Statistics
2011-07-31 – It gets better
2011-07-29 – The Land of Entrapment
2011-07-27 – Desert Delirium
2011-07-22 – Texas Statistics
2011-07-20 – Don’t mess with….
2011-06-29 – Louisiana Statistics
2011-06-22 – Mississippi Statistics
2011-06-20 – The Path of Destruction
2011-06-18 – Alabama Statistics
2011-06-13 – Tennessee Statistics
2011-06-07 – Kentucky Statistics
2011-06-03 – Ohio Statistics
2011-06-02 – Into the Heartland
2011-06-01 – Unexpected States and Losses
2011-05-31 – West Virginia Statistics
2011-05-30 – Pennsylvania Statistics
2011-05-29 – Heat and Hills
2011-05-21 – Welcomed Changes All Around
2011-05-18 – City Saturation
2011-05-16 – New Jersey Statistics
2011-05-15 – New York Statistics
2011-05-15 – Connecticut Statistics
2011-05-12 – Rhode Island Statistics
2011-05-11 – Massachusetts Statistics
2011-05-09 – Sunshine changes everything
2011-05-09 – New Hampshire Statistics
2011-05-08 – Maine Statistics
2011-05-03 – Canada Statistics
2011-05-02 – None of the above
2011-04-30 – Nova Scotia Statistics
2011-04-29 – Choose your own Misadventure
2011-04-23 – Fiddling and Fumbling
2011-04-20 – Onwards to the next Phase..
2011-03-05 – Coming out of Hibernation
2010-12-25 – Newfoundland Statistics
2010-12-25 – Mexico Statistics
2010-12-25 – North America Statistics
2010-11-21 – A whole lot of Statistics
2010-11-08 – Now What?
2010-11-01 – Things fall apart
2010-10-29 – Riding the Rock
2010-10-25 – Beating the bad weather
2010-10-25 – Washington Statistics
2010-10-25 – California Statistics
2010-10-21 – PEI Statistics
2010-10-20 – East Coast Riding
2010-10-19 – New Brunswick Statistics
2010-10-14 – Heading into Merry Times
2010-10-10 – Quebec Statistics
2010-10-08 – Sacre-Bleu!
2010-10-03 – C’est Bien!
2010-09-30 – Sitting out the Soakage
2010-09-29 – Ontario Statistics
2010-09-24 – Historical Waterfront Riding
2010-09-21 – The Centre of the Universe
2010-09-15 – Soggy tents and windy roads.
2010-09-12 – Sand in my Underpants (The Video Post)
2010-09-11 – Detouring off the beaten path
2010-09-10 – Living in the future at present
2010-09-08 – Superior Riding
2010-08-31 – Staring at Satellites
2010-08-31 – Manitoba Statistics
2010-08-26 – The Windy City
2010-08-25 – Saskatchewan Statistics
2010-08-18 – Storytelling
2010-08-13 – Alberta Statistics
2010-08-13 – Northwest Territories Statistics
2010-08-09 – Dinosaurs in Drumheller
2010-08-08 – Return to Riding
2010-07-14 – Find out what’s going on in my head?
2010-07-13 – Rocky Riding
2010-07-03 – Sparkles from the Diamond in the North
2010-06-22 – Made it to Yellowknife
2010-06-17 – Getting Excited for Yellowknife
2010-06-16 – Buggin’ Out
2010-06-15 – Rut Averted
2010-06-14 – All I want for Christmas is two cans of DEET
2010-06-10 – It sets in.
2010-06-10 – Parting shots from Mother Nature
2010-06-07 – Night of the living bugs
2010-06-07 – Leaving the Yukon with no Gold
2010-06-06 – An even slower way of looking at the world
2010-05-31 – Riding the White Horse
2010-05-30 – Yukon Ho!
2010-05-24 – One wrong turn, two big climbs, countless grins
2010-05-17 – Desolate Stretches
2010-05-06 – The great not so white North
2010-05-03 – Till we meet again Pacific..
2010-05-01 – If you don’t like the weather, wait half an hour…
2010-04-28 – Heading North.
2010-04-24 – Bugs and Bear Country
2010-04-21 – Suffering up the switchbacks
2010-04-20 – The Velvet Rut
2010-04-10 – Island hopping
2010-02-23 – Temperatures for Canada – Full List
2009-10-17 – Phase 2 summary
2009-10-12 – Day 30 – In and Out
2009-10-12 – Día 30 – Lo conseguí
2009-10-12 – Day 30 – Making a run for the border..
2009-10-11 – Day 29 – Escaped from Los Angeles
2009-10-11 – Day 29 – Straight into Compton..
2009-10-11 – Day 29 – Need a LAXative
2009-10-10 – Day 28 – I think?
2009-10-10 – Day 27 – Front row viewing..
2009-10-09 – Day 27 – Morale Boosters
2009-10-08 – Day 26 – Things unravel..
2009-10-08 – Day 26 – Easy ridin’
2009-10-07 – Day 25 – Break the Chain!
2009-10-06 – Day 24 – Back on the road
2009-10-05 – Day 23 – Well Deserved Relaxation
2009-10-04 – Day 22 – Clairvoyant
2009-10-04 – Day 22 – More off course oddities
2009-10-03 – Day 21 – No pants party in a No party zone.
2009-10-03 – Day 21 – Drastic Change of Course
2009-10-02 – Day 20 – I left *nothing* in San Francisco
2009-10-01 – Day 19 – So close to the Bay Area
2009-09-30 – Day 18 – Leisurely Riding with good crew
2009-09-29 – Day 17 – Foggy Rehabilitation
2009-09-28 – Day 16 – Multiple Repair Kits required
2009-09-27 – Day 15 – Heat: 103 – Dave: 0
2009-09-26 – Day 14 – Eureka!
2009-09-25 – Day 13 – Crazy Climbing
2009-09-24 – Day 12 – Crazies in Crescent City
2009-09-24 – Day 12 – Time limited….
2009-09-23 – Day 11 – Growl
2009-09-22 – Day 10 – The end
2009-09-22 – Day 10 – Found shade, and Wifi!
2009-09-22 – Day 10 – Stop in Reedsport
2009-09-21 – Day 9 – Hotter than..
2009-09-20 – Day 8 – Or! Or! Or!
2009-09-20 – Day 8 – The old 101
2009-09-19 – Day 7 – No rest just a recharge
2009-09-18 – Day 6 – The crash
2009-09-18 – Day 6 – Seaside
2009-09-17 – Day 5 – Goodbye Washington, Hello Oregon!
2009-09-16 – Day 4 – 10 hours in the saddle
2009-09-16 – Day 4 – Deviant
2009-09-16 – Day 4 -Finding free wi-fi is more difficult than you’d think.
2009-09-15 – Day 3 – Regret is a terrible thing.
2009-09-15 – Day 3 – Wrong turn
2009-09-14 – Day 2
2009-09-13 – Day 1 – A fantastic start..
2009-09-13 – Onwards!
2009-08-07 – On being injured….
2009-08-05 – Advertising Rejected!
2009-07-26 – $tatus check
2009-07-21 – Itching to get back into the saddle..
2009-07-16 – Re-entrance
2009-07-07 – One year older, in Port Alberni
2009-07-04 – And we’re off!
2009-06-29 – Men who cycle more than 186 miles a week face fertility risk
2009-06-29 – Sleep Deprivation
2009-06-28 – Human Billboard
2009-06-26 – Nervous Anticipation
2009-06-22 – Best Shave Ever
2009-06-21 – Battery Powered Speaker System for Bicycles
2009-06-20 – Slight Miscalculation in Distances and Timings..

Statistics

Totals:

Total Days: 35	Total Cost: $2393.90 ($68.40/day)
Distance: 1,838.59 km (Most: 2011-12-17 – 107.26 km)	Food Cost: $2,093.70
Ascended: 10,105 metres (Most: 2011-11-18 – 952 metres)	Drink Cost: $162.30
Energy Consumed: 73,210 calories (Most: 2011-11-18 – 5,067)	Equipment Cost: $167.90
	Transportation Cost: $0.00
	Lodging Cost: $0.00
	Entertainment Cost: $0.00
	Misc Cost: $0.00

Below shows the statistics while traveling through the area. Click on a date for more information!

Date	Location	Distance (km)	Cost	Map
2011-12-19	Middle of Nowhere, , NA	53.47	$168.95	Chart
2011-12-18	Gobabis, , NA	102.64	$48.80	Chart
2011-12-17	Middle of Nowhere, , NA	107.26	$0.00	Chart
2011-12-16	Windhoek, , NA	36.01	$108.00	Chart
2011-12-15	Windhoek, , NA	5.12	$0.00	Chart
2011-12-14	Windhoek, , NA	5.12	$50.00	Chart
2011-12-13	Windhoek, , NA	71.23	$103.00	Chart
2011-12-12	Middle of Nowhere, , NA	62.27	$138.00	Chart
2011-12-11	Middle of Nowhere, , NA	84.21	$21.00	Chart
2011-12-10	Karibib, , NA	89.81	$52.00	Chart
2011-12-09	Spitzkop, , NA	72.32	$0.00	Chart
2011-12-08	Middle of Nowhere, , NA	88.01	$98.00	Chart
2011-12-07	Swakopmund, , NA	5.13	$186.90	Chart
2011-12-06	Swakopmund, , NA	9.04	$80.00	Chart
2011-12-05	Swakopmund, , NA	6.93	$64.00	Chart
2011-12-04	Swakopmund, , NA	11.18	$27.00	Chart
2011-12-03	Swakopmund, , NA	37.02	$75.90	Chart
2011-12-02	Walvis Bay, , NA	5.37	$60.00	Chart
2011-12-01	Walvs Bay, , NA	5.00	$125.15	Chart
2011-11-30	Walvis Bay, , NA	74.16	$145.35	Chart
2011-11-29	Middle of Nowhere, , NA	95.00	$0.00	Chart
2011-11-27	Solitaire, , NA	83.38	$0.00	Chart
2011-11-26	Sesriem, , NA	0.00	$74.00
2011-11-25	Sesriem, , NA	48.46	$172.00	Chart
2011-11-24	Middle of Nowhere, , NA	89.35	$0.00	Chart
2011-11-23	Betta, , NA	25.27	$101.00	Chart
2011-11-22	Middle of Nowhere, , NA	57.60	$0.00	Chart
2011-11-21	Middle of Nowhere, , NA	58.40	$0.00	Chart
2011-11-20	Middle of Nowhere, , NA	69.42	$88.00	Chart
2011-11-19	Aus, , NA	72.71	$67.00	Chart
2011-11-18	Middle of Nowhere, , NA	95.88	$0.00	Chart
2011-11-17	Rosh Pinah, , NA	3.61	$191.00	Chart
2011-11-16	Rosh Pinah, , NA	77.44	$36.10	Chart
2011-11-15	Middle of Nowhere, , NA	37.86	$0.00	Chart
2011-11-14	Aussenkehr, , NA	92.91	$112.75	Chart