South America: Physical Geography - National Geographic Society
网页2023年10月19日 · South America can be divided into three physical regions: mountains and highlands, river basins, and coastal plains. Mountains and coastal plains generally run in a north-south direction, while highlands and river …
South America | Facts, Land, People, & Economy | Britannica
网页3 天之前 · 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. 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.
South America Physical Map | Physical Map of South America - Maps of World
网页South America Physical Map. South America is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean on the west, Atlantic Ocean on the east, and the Caribbean Sea to the north. South America is the fourth largest continent on Earth, and because of its triangular shape, it …
Physical Map of South America - Geology.com
网页The map above reveals the physical landscape of the South American Continent. Important mountainous areas are the Brazilian Highlands, the Guiana Highlands, the Serra Dois Irmaos and the Serra Grande. The most mountainous area is on the western side of the continent. Topography there is dominated by the Andes Mountains.
Geography of South America - Wikipedia
网页Geographically, South America is generally considered a continent forming the southern portion of the landmass of the Americas, south and east of the Colombia–Panama border by most authorities, or south and east of the Panama Canal by some.
Maps of South America - WorldAtlas
网页A map showing the physical features of South America. The Andes mountain range dominates South America’s landscape. As the world’s longest mountain range, the Andes stretch from the northern part of the continent, where they begin in Venezuela and Colombia, to the southern tip of Chile and Argentina.
Physical Map of South America - World in maps
网页South America is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean and finally North America and the Caribbean Sea on the northwest. The border between South America and North America is at the Darién Mountains watershed.
South America Physical Map – Freeworldmaps.net
网页South America Physical Map. Physical map of South America, Lambert equal-area projection. Information about the geography of South America.
South America - WorldAtlas
网页South America has an area of 17,840,000 km 2 or almost 11.98% of Earth's total land area. By land area, South America is the world's fourth largest continent after Asia, Africa, and North America. South America is almost twice as big as Europe by land area, and is marginally larger than Russia.
Physical Map of South America
网页Interactive physical map with state borders, cities, shaded relief. South America is the fourth largest continent with a population of 370 million.It 's major geographical features includes the highest mountain in the Americas (Aconcagua, 6961 m in the Andes) and the largest river in the world by waterflow (the Amazon River).