Wednesday, September 10, 2014

South America continued..


SOUTH AMERICA

Countries
Area
(Sq. Km.)
Location & Borders
Coast Line
(Km)
Geography - note
Colombia
1,138,910
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, and North Pacific Ocean;
Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
3,208
only South American country with coastlines on both Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Ocean
Venezuela
912,050
Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, between Colombia and Guyana; Brazil (S)
2,800
Angel Falls in the Guiana Highlands is the world's highest waterfall
Guyana
(British Guyana)
214,970
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Venezuela and Suriname; Brazil (S)
459

Suriname
(Dutch Guyana)
163,270
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guyana and French Guiana; Brazil (S)
386
smallest independent country on South American continent
French Guyana
91,000
Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Brazil
378
Overseas territory of France
Ecuador
283,560
Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru
2,237
Cotopaxi in Andes is highest active volcano in world
Peru
1,285,220
Western South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Chile; Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia
2,414
shares control of Lake Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake, with Bolivia; a remote slope of Nevado Mismi, a 5,316 m peak, is the ultimate source of the Amazon River
Brazil
8,511,965
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean; Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela
7,491
largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador;
Bolivia
1,098,580
Central South America; Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru
Land locked
shares Lake Titicaca, world's highest navigable lake (elevation 3,805 m)
Paraguay
406,750
Central South America; Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil
Land locked

Chile
756,950
Southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean, between Peru, Bolivia and Argentina
6,453
Atacama Desert is one of world's driest regions
Argentina
2,766,890
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean; Bolivia, Brazil, Chile 5,150 km, Paraguay, Uruguay
4,989
second-largest country in South America (after Brazil) & eighth-largest in world; Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, Drake Passage;
Uruguay
176,220
Southern South America, bordering the South Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Argentina
660
second-smallest South American country (after Suriname)

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