South America Continent History, Features and Countries
The South America continent consists of 14 member countries and it is the fourth largest continent with an area of 17,840,000 Sq.km.
FOB News in this article enlist the features and the 14 member countries located in South America.
South America, fourth largest of the world’s continents. It is the southern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New World, the Western Hemisphere, or simply the Americas. The continent is compact and roughly triangular in shape, being broad in the north and tapering to a point—Cape Horn, Chile—in the south.
Key Facts
South America, fourth largest of the world’s continents. It is the southern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New World, the Western Hemisphere, or simply the Americas. The continent is compact and roughly triangular in shape, being broad in the north and tapering to a point—Cape Horn, Chile—in the south.
Key Facts
South America has a total area of about 6,878,000 square miles (17,814,000 square km) of the land surface of Earth.
Some of the climatic features include The Pacific and Atlantic subtropical high, The Gran Chaco thermal low, The South Atlantic Convergence Zone (SACZ), Polar outbreaks, Low Level Jet (LLJ), Westerlies, The Bolivian High and The Madden–Julian oscillation (MJO)
List of South America Countries
There are 14 member countries in South America continent.
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Argentina
- Peru
- Venezuela
- Chile
- Ecuador
- Bolivia
- Paraguay
- Uruguay
- Guyana
- Suriname
- French Guiana
- Falkland Islands
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