North America Does Not End at the Danube River

The Danube is entirely European. It rises in Germany’s Black Forest, flows 2,850 km through or along ten countries (Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine), and empties into the Black Sea.

Why the Question Might Arise

• Confusion with the Continental Divide in North America (Rockies).
• Misreading “Danube” for “Darien” (Isthmus of Darién — North/South America boundary).
• Metaphorical “end of the West” rhetoric.

Actual North American Termini

• North: Cape Columbia, Ellesmere Island, Canada (83°06′ N)
• South: Isthmus of Darién (Panama/Colombia border) — political; Cape Froward (Chile) — continental South America.
• East: Cape Spear, Newfoundland (52°37′ W)
• West: Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska (168°05′ W)