North America Has No Single Coordinates—It's a Continent

A continent cannot be pinpointed by one set of coordinates. North America spans:

• Latitude: ~7° N (Panama Canal) to 83° N (Alert, Nunavut, Canada)
• Longitude: ~170° W (Attu Island, Alaska) to 35° W (Nordostrundingen, Greenland)

Representative Points

• Geographic center (contiguous US): 39.8° N, 98.6° W (Lebanon, KS)
• Geographic center (NA continent): ~48° N, 100° W (near Rugby, ND — disputed)
• Population centroid (US): 37.7° N, 91.8° W (near Hartville, MO, 2020)
• Major city anchors: NYC (40.7° N, 74.0° W), LA (34.1° N, 118.2° W), Mexico City (19.4° N, 99.1° W), Toronto (43.7° N, 79.4° W), Vancouver (49.3° N, 123.1° W).

Why It Matters

Coordinates reference points, not polygons. For a continent, you need a bounding box, polygon dataset (e.g., Natural Earth), or centroid—each serves a different purpose (mapping, analysis, navigation).

So: no single "coordinates to North America." Define your need—then choose the right spatial representation.