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Article: Map of South America.(World Atlas: 2009-2010 SKILLS MANUAL)(Geographic overview)
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- October 19, 2009
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Area: South America's 6.9 million square miles make it the fourth-largest continent.
Population: With 386 million people, it ranks fifth among the continents in population.
Location: South America stretches from the Caribbean Sea in the north to Cape Horn at the continent's southern tip.
Physical features: Earth's longest mountain chain hugs the western edge of South America. The continent's longest river begins in the mountains of Peru and flows eastward 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 ...