SOUTH AMERICA:


South America is the Earth's fourth largest continent. It goes from just above the equator, to the Southern Ocean. to the North is connected with North America by land. To the East it borders with the Atlantic Ocean, and to the West with the Pacific Ocean. It comprises a total of 12 countries.

The Amazon river is the second longest river on Earth and the first in amount or volume of water. It runs through Peru, Colombia and Brazil. Here is located the largest forest, the Amazon rainforest, which covers 30% of the South America total area.

South America also has the longest mountain range - the Andes, the highest waterfalls - the Angel Falls - and also the driest place on earth: The Atacama Desert in Chile.

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