Editing North America (section)

===Historical Toponymy===

North America, in whole or in part, has been historically referred to by other names:

*Spanish North America (New Spain) was often referred to as Northern America. 
*The Spanish called North America Florida,which eventually became more focused on its present location. 
*The English called North America Virginia after Queen Elizabeth I (The Virgin Queen); John Dee pushed to call it Atlantis (inspired by Plato). 
*The northern part of North America was often referred to as Norumbega. 
*The northern part of North America was called New England in 1616 in John Smith's book of that year. 
*Western North America was named Nova Albion by Francis Drake as he repaired his boat (Golden Hind) a short distance north of present day San Francisco. 
*Areas of past British control was called British North America. 
*Regions under control of the Hudson's Bay Company was called Rupert's Land, which eventually made up a large portion of the Dominion of Canada, the modern state of Canada.

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