Hristopher Kolymb-испанский is a navigator, in 1492 opening America for Europeans. Columbus crossed the Atlantic ocean first from for certain well-known travellers in the subtropical and tropical stripe of north hemisphere and first from Europeans went about in вКарибском sea. He opened and put beginning of исследованиюЮжной and Central America, including their continental parts.Geographical положениеСША: east is washed the Atlantic ocean, from a south - by waters of the Caribbean sea, if more exactly, then by waters of his Mexican bay. Within the limits of the state there is the largest city, economic and political center of country is New York. In the complement of the state a large island Лонг-Айленд enters also. Area of the state 141 000 apt. kilometre, from them more than 18 000 apt. kilometres are busy at internal waters. A population is 19 465 197 persons (third place after California and Texas, given after 2011г.), including municipal about 85%, more than 60% live in city New York.