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Article: Map of South America.(World Atlas 2006-2007 SKILLS MANUAL)
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- October 16, 2006
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South America is the fourth-largest continent, with a land area of almost 7 million square miles. Earth's longest mountain chain hugs the western edge of South America and includes Mount Aconcagua, the Western Hemisphere's highest peak (22,835 ft). South America's longest river is also the world's second-longest, beginning in the mountains of Peru and flowing eastward across northern Brazil for 4,000 miles to the Atlantic Ocean. The huge area drained by this river and its tributaries covers more than one third of South America and receives enough rainfall to sustain the world's largest tropical rain forest. Grasslands and plains are found in much of South America's ...
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