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3 days ago · South America is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the northwest and north, the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast, east, and southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. In the northwest it is joined to North America by the Isthmus of Panama, a land bridge narrowing to about 50 miles (80 km) at one point.
- Iberians
South America - Iberians, Indigenous, Colonization: Until...
- Industry
South America - Mining, Agriculture, Manufacturing: In most...
- The Andes Mountains
South America - Andes, Peaks, Glaciers: The ranges of the...
- Tropical and Subtropical Rainforests
South America - Rainforests, Biodiversity, Ecosystems:...
- The Northern Andes
South America - Andes, Amazon, Galapagos: North of the Gulf...
- Effects of Rapid Population Increase
South America - Population Growth, Migration, Poverty: Rapid...
- The People
South America - Indigenous, Cultures, Diversity: Four main...
- Geologic History
South America - Geology, Plate Tectonics, Fossils: The...
- Iberians
4 days ago · The Americas can be roughly divided into two major cultural regions: Latin America, which includes North America south of the Rio Grande, the islands of the West Indies, and all of South America; and Anglo-America, which includes Canada and the United States.
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4 days ago · Panama, country of Central America located on the Isthmus of Panama, the narrow bridge of land that connects North and South America. Embracing the isthmus and more than 1,600 islands off its Atlantic and Pacific coasts, the tropical nation is renowned as the site of the Panama Canal , which cuts through its midsection.
5 days ago · Population: 51,872,000 inhabitants. Colombia is located in the northern region of South America. It shares borders with Brazil, Ecuador, Panama, Peru and Venezuela. It is the only nation in South America with coasts on both the Pacific and the Atlantic, and its territory is home to different climatic zones, mountain ranges and plains that make ...
3 days ago · Central America, connecting the vast regions of North and South America, is a treasure trove of natural beauty and cultural wonders. From the azure waters of Belize’s Barrier Reef to the misty heights of Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest , this region beckons with an allure that’s hard to resist.
13 hours ago · Beryl was expected to emerge in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday night. "Weakening is forecast during the next day or two, though Beryl is forecast to remain a hurricane until it makes landfall on the ...
2 days ago · It is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Western United States, with the Midwestern and Northeastern United States to its north and the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico to its south. Historically, the South was defined as all states south of the 18th-century Mason–Dixon line, the Ohio River, and 36°30′ parallel. [3] .
