South America
continent located mainly in the southwestern quadrant of the Earth
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South America
Summary
South America is a continent[1]. It draws 17,203 Wikipedia views per month (continent category, ranking #5 of 7).[2]
Key Facts
- South America is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean[3].
- South America is on the body of water Pacific Ocean[4].
- South America is on the body of water Caribbean Sea[5].
- South America's instance of is recorded as continent[6].
- South America's instance of is recorded as subcontinent[7].
- South America's instance of is recorded as statistical territorial entity[8].
- South America's instance of is recorded as part of the world[9].
- South America's shares border with is recorded as Central America[10].
- South America's shares border with is recorded as North America[11].
- South America's shares border with is recorded as Continental Central America[12].
- South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Argentina[13].
- South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brazil[14].
- South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chile[15].
- South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Peru[16].
- South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Colombia[17].
- South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bolivia[18].
- South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Venezuela[19].
- South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Paraguay[20].
- South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ecuador[21].
- South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Guyana[22].
- South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Uruguay[23].
- South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Trinidad and Tobago[24].
- South America is part of Americas[25].
- South America is part of Earth[26].
- South America is part of Latin America[27].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for South America include Bridge of the Americas[28], a through arch bridge[29], in Panama[30], founded in 1962[31] and South America Glacier[32], a glacier[33].
Why It Matters
South America draws 17,203 Wikipedia views per month (continent category, ranking #5 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]
Entities named for it include Bridge of the Americas[28], a through arch bridge[29], in Panama[30], founded in 1962[31] and South America Glacier[32], a glacier[33].