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<div class="rich-text"><p>North America looked different in the past and will likely be different in the future. Learn why in the Sky Tour, which includes sweeping visuals from "Making North America" and Google Earth flyovers to bring you the story of the geological forces that shaped our continent.</p>
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Fly coast to coast to see highlights of how North America took the shape it is today.

<div class="rich-text">Fly coast to coast to see highlights of how North America took the shape it is today.</div>

North America looked different in the past and will likely be different in the future. Learn why in the Sky Tour, which includes sweeping visuals from Making North America and Google Earth flyovers to bring you the story of the geological forces that shaped our continent.

North America Sky Tour

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Northern Mariana Islands

Puerto Rico

American Samoa

Guam

U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Minor Outlying Islands

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