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It is located primarily in the southern hemisphere. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The geography of South America is dominated by the Andes Mountain Range and the Amazon River (second longest river in the world).
Land and Climate. Most of the continent is covered by rugged mountains and plateaus, which are high, flat lands. In the north are the Guiana Highlands. The Brazilian Highlands, another group of mountains and plateaus, covers more than half of Brazil. This amounts to about a quarter of South America.
Map of South America. South America is in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere . The Pacific Ocean is to the west of South America and the Atlantic Ocean is to the north and east.
20 Top South America Facts for Kids provide information on the 12 countries, lots of interesting superlatives and fun facts about the South American continent.
Where is South America? South America is in both the Northern and Southern Hemisphere, with the Equator running directly through the continent. The Tropic of Capricorn also runs...
South America links with North America through the Isthmus of Panama in Central America. More than 4,700 miles (7,560 kilometers) away—about the distance from Montreal to Istanbul or from Denver to London—it reaches farther south than Africa and Australia, where wind-lashed islands serve as waypoints for ships bound for the Antarctic Peninsula.
In this interactive map produced by WGBH, explore the continent and countries of South America. Through political, physical, population, and climate map layers and individual country views, learn about the boundaries that define the continent's 12 sovereign states and one overseas region, the geologic features that shape its landscape, and the ...
