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'''North America''' was a [[continent]] on the [[planet]] [[Earth]]. Several [[UNIT]] bases were in North America. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | |image = NorthAmericaTEH.jpg | ||
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'''North America''' was a [[continent]] on the [[planet]] [[Earth]], located above [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. It was originally inhabited by the [[Native American]]s. ([[TV]]: "[[The Sea of Death]]") The Americas were separated from [[Europe]] and [[Africa]] to the [[east]] by the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[War of the Sontarans (TV story)|War of the Sontarans]]'') Several [[UNIT North America|UNIT]] bases were established in North America by the [[21st century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | |||
The [[ | == Geography == | ||
The Americas were located within the [[Western Hemisphere]], to the [[west]] of the [[prime meridian]] and to the [[east]] of the [[International Date Line]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Fear Her (TV story)}}) North America was located within the [[Northern Hemisphere]], above the [[Equator]] which ran through the northern part of [[South America]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Fear Her (TV story)}}) | |||
North America included the [[Mexico border|bordering]] nations of [[America]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'') and [[Mexico]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Zygon Invasion (TV story)|The Zygon Invasion]]'') The [[Bering Strait]] ran between [[East Russia]] and [[Alaska (state)|Alaska]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia]]'') the latter of which was called the "[[stepping stone]] between America and [[Asia]]" by the [[Fifth Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Land of the Dead (audio story)|The Land of the Dead]]'') | |||
[[Mississippi River|The Mississippi]] was the longest [[river]] in North America, and, in the time of the [[Old West]], people used to [[romance]], [[talk]], [[fishing|fish]], and [[gamble]] to occupy their time. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Greatest Gamble (comic story)|page=39}}) | |||
[[Utah]], the 45th [[State]] of [[America]], was located on the [[west]]ern side of North America. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (2007 reference book)}}) | |||
== Flora and fauna == | |||
[[Environmental change]]s caused the [[extinction]] of the [[Diplodocus]] in the [[late Jurassic]] [[period]], and the [[Dromaeosaurus]] and [[Ankylosaurus]] in the [[late Cretaceous]]. The [[sabre-toothed tiger]] went extinct [[BC|c. 9000 BC]] due to [[climate change]] causing a loss of [[prey]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Dodo (novel)}}) | |||
In the [[19th century]], [[Sir]] [[George MacLeish]] reconstructed the central [[Great Staircase]] of [[Torchwood House]] with timber from the North American [[torchwood tree]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)}}) | |||
== History == | |||
=== Prehistory === | |||
In the [[Cretaceous]], the [[north]]ern [[continent]] of [[Laurasia]], which itself was once part of [[Pangaea]] along with [[Gondwana]], began to split into what would become North America and [[Asia]], whilst [[Gondwana]] split into [[South America]], [[Antarctica]], [[Australia]] and [[India]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}}) | |||
Whilst most [[ankylosaurid]]s were found in what would be [[eastern Asia]], the [[Ankylosaurus]] was found in North America, primarily in what would be [[Montana]], [[Wyoming]], the [[Western USA]], and [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}}) | |||
The joining of North and South America caused a [[competition]] for [[prey]] which resulted in the [[extinction]] of the [[Phorusrhacos]] in [[BC|20 million BC]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Last Dodo (novel)}}) According to one account, North and South America joined for the first time during the [[Pliocene]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)}}) | |||
=== Early history === | |||
The [[Wild West]] saw the spread of [[Europe]]an [[settler]]s across North America. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|A History of Humankind (novel)}}) | |||
=== 21st century === | |||
In the [[2000s]], [[transducer]]s used by the [[Slitheen]] briefly caused a massive [[power loss]] stretching westwards from the [[West Coast of North America]], including [[Los Angeles]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen (TV story)|Revenge of the Slitheen]]'') | |||
By the 2000s, North America was part of the [[worldwide nuclear grid]] overseen by [[UNIT]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') | |||
In the [[2010s]], the [[Mexico border]] was among the places where newly-hatched [[Zygon]]s were settled across [[Earth]] as part of [[Operation Double]], resulting in a minority of Zygons residing in [[New Mexico]], [[USA]] under the pretence of being [[British]] [[migrant]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Zygon Invasion (TV story)|The Zygon Invasion]]'') | |||
The [[North American blizzard]] occurred in [[March]] [[2017]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time Lapse (short story)|Time Lapse]]'') | |||
===22nd century=== | |||
In the [[2190s]], the [[Dalek]]s dug up most of North America to build a mineshaft through which they could place a propulsion unit at the planet's core. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lucie Miller (audio story)|Lucie Miller]]'', ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]'') | |||
=== Parallel universe === | |||
In [[Roma I]], [[Marcus Americanius Scriptor]]'s family ruled Northern America from their [[Manhattan|family home]] since Marcus' great-great-grandfather [[Americanus]] was sent to quell a [[American War of Independence|republican revolution]] [[1770s|140 years]] before Marcus' birth. When Marcus was ten years old, he wrote a three-volume history of America and its people. 100 million people lived in America at this time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warlords of Utopia (novel)|Warlords of Utopia]]'') | In [[Roma I]], [[Marcus Americanius Scriptor]]'s family ruled Northern America from their [[Manhattan|family home]] since Marcus' great-great-grandfather [[Americanus]] was sent to quell a [[American War of Independence|republican revolution]] [[1770s|140 years]] before Marcus' birth. When Marcus was ten years old, he wrote a three-volume history of America and its people. 100 million people lived in America at this time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Warlords of Utopia (novel)|Warlords of Utopia]]'') | ||
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== Other references == | |||
While undercover at [[the Pharm]], "[[Martha Jones|Samantha Jones]]" claimed North America among the places she had visited. ([[TV]]: ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 04:54, 4 November 2024
North America was a continent on the planet Earth, located above Central and South America. It was originally inhabited by the Native Americans. (TV: "The Sea of Death") The Americas were separated from Europe and Africa to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. (TV: War of the Sontarans) Several UNIT bases were established in North America by the 21st century. (TV: The Stolen Earth)
Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Americas were located within the Western Hemisphere, to the west of the prime meridian and to the east of the International Date Line. (TV: Fear Her [+]Loading...["Fear Her (TV story)"]) North America was located within the Northern Hemisphere, above the Equator which ran through the northern part of South America. (TV: Fear Her [+]Loading...["Fear Her (TV story)"])
North America included the bordering nations of America (TV: Dalek, Revenge of the Slitheen) and Mexico. (TV: The Zygon Invasion) The Bering Strait ran between East Russia and Alaska, (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia) the latter of which was called the "stepping stone between America and Asia" by the Fifth Doctor. (AUDIO: The Land of the Dead)
The Mississippi was the longest river in North America, and, in the time of the Old West, people used to romance, talk, fish, and gamble to occupy their time. (COMIC: The Greatest Gamble [+]Loading...{"page":"39","1":"The Greatest Gamble (comic story)"})
Utah, the 45th State of America, was located on the western side of North America. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...["Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (2007 reference book)"])
Flora and fauna[[edit] | [edit source]]
Environmental changes caused the extinction of the Diplodocus in the late Jurassic period, and the Dromaeosaurus and Ankylosaurus in the late Cretaceous. The sabre-toothed tiger went extinct c. 9000 BC due to climate change causing a loss of prey (PROSE: The Last Dodo [+]Loading...["The Last Dodo (novel)"])
In the 19th century, Sir George MacLeish reconstructed the central Great Staircase of Torchwood House with timber from the North American torchwood tree. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"])
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
Prehistory[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the Cretaceous, the northern continent of Laurasia, which itself was once part of Pangaea along with Gondwana, began to split into what would become North America and Asia, whilst Gondwana split into South America, Antarctica, Australia and India. (PROSE: Prehistory Repeating Itself [+]Loading...["Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)"])
Whilst most ankylosaurids were found in what would be eastern Asia, the Ankylosaurus was found in North America, primarily in what would be Montana, Wyoming, the Western USA, and Alberta, Canada. (PROSE: Prehistory Repeating Itself [+]Loading...["Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)"])
The joining of North and South America caused a competition for prey which resulted in the extinction of the Phorusrhacos in 20 million BC. (PROSE: The Last Dodo [+]Loading...["The Last Dodo (novel)"]) According to one account, North and South America joined for the first time during the Pliocene. (PROSE: Prehistory Repeating Itself [+]Loading...["Prehistory Repeating Itself (feature)"])
Early history[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Wild West saw the spread of European settlers across North America. (PROSE: A History of Humankind [+]Loading...["A History of Humankind (novel)"])
21st century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the 2000s, transducers used by the Slitheen briefly caused a massive power loss stretching westwards from the West Coast of North America, including Los Angeles. (TV: Revenge of the Slitheen)
By the 2000s, North America was part of the worldwide nuclear grid overseen by UNIT. (TV: The Poison Sky)
In the 2010s, the Mexico border was among the places where newly-hatched Zygons were settled across Earth as part of Operation Double, resulting in a minority of Zygons residing in New Mexico, USA under the pretence of being British migrants. (TV: The Zygon Invasion)
The North American blizzard occurred in March 2017. (PROSE: Time Lapse)
22nd century[[edit] | [edit source]]
In the 2190s, the Daleks dug up most of North America to build a mineshaft through which they could place a propulsion unit at the planet's core. (AUDIO: Lucie Miller, To the Death)
Parallel universe[[edit] | [edit source]]
In Roma I, Marcus Americanius Scriptor's family ruled Northern America from their family home since Marcus' great-great-grandfather Americanus was sent to quell a republican revolution 140 years before Marcus' birth. When Marcus was ten years old, he wrote a three-volume history of America and its people. 100 million people lived in America at this time. (PROSE: Warlords of Utopia)
Other references[[edit] | [edit source]]
While undercover at the Pharm, "Samantha Jones" claimed North America among the places she had visited. (TV: Reset)
