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5 days ago · South America has a total area of about 6,878,000 square miles (17,814,000 square km), or roughly one-eighth of the land surface of Earth. Its greatest north-south extent is about 4,700 miles, from Point Gallinas, Colombia, to Cape Horn, while its greatest east-west extent is some 3,300 miles, from Cape Branco, Brazil, to Point Pariñas, Peru.
- The People
South America - Indigenous, Cultures, Diversity: Four main...
- Geologic History
South America - Geology, Plate Tectonics, Fossils: The...
- Lakes, Rivers, Wetlands
South America - Lakes, Rivers, Wetlands: Most of South...
- Iberians
South America - Iberians, Indigenous, Colonization: Until...
- Effects of Rapid Population Increase
South America - Population Growth, Migration, Poverty: Rapid...
- Cultural Life
South America - Culture, Diversity, Traditions: The rapid...
- The Argentinian Pampas
South America - Plains, Agriculture, Wildlife: The Pampas of...
- Forestry and Fishing
South America - Forestry, Fishing, Biodiversity: Although...
- Animal Life
South America - Wildlife, Ecosystems, Biodiversity: South...
- Plant Life
South America - Rainforest, Flora, Fauna: South America...
- The People
4 days ago · History of Latin America, the history of the region (South America, Mexico, Central America, and the Romance language-speaking Caribbean islands) from the pre-Columbian period, including Spanish and Portuguese colonization, the 19th-century wars of independence, and developments to the end of the 20th century.
2 days ago · Peru is located on the central western coast of South America facing the Pacific Ocean. It lies wholly in the Southern Hemisphere, its northernmost extreme reaching to 1.8 minutes of latitude or about 3.3 kilometres (2.1 mi) south of the equator, covers 1,285,216 km 2 (496,225 sq mi) of western South America.
- Unitary presidential republic
3 days ago · Argentina has long played an important role in the continent’s history. Following three centuries of Spanish colonization, Argentina declared independence in 1816, and Argentine nationalists were instrumental in revolutionary movements elsewhere, a fact that prompted 20th-century writer Jorge Luis Borges to observe, “South America’s ...
2 days ago · Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with insular regions in North America.The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela to the east and northeast, Brazil to the southeast, Ecuador and Peru to the south and southwest, the Pacific Ocean to the west, and Panama to the northwest.
2 days ago · Description: Regions where Spanish is the primary language, covering most of Central and South America, and parts of the Caribbean. Iberian America. Population: 637,529,000; Area: 19,737,000 km²; Description: Includes countries in the Americas where the primary languages are Spanish and Portuguese, deriving from the Iberian Peninsula. Anglo ...
5 days ago · 17. El Calafate, Argentina. El Calafate is home to one of the largest glaciers in South America. Perito Moreno Glacier, the sole reason why El Calafate has become such a popular place to visit, is a glacier that stretches across 5 km and extends as far as the eye can see, and it is called Perito Moreno.
