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Geography
By Bonnie Hamre, About.com
Geography
Buenos Aires and Montevideo, the capitals of Argentina and Uruguay, are
on opposite shores of Rio de la Plata.
There are 38 peaks in South America higher than Mt. McKinley, the highest point
in North America. The highest mountain is
Cerro Aconcagua (22,835 ft) in Argentina.
Topographic Map
The lowest point in South America is also in Argentina, a point in Peninsula Valdes
which is 151 ft below sea level.
Brazil borders ten countries in South America. The only exceptions are Chile and
Ecuador. Political Borders
Peru's Colca Canyon is thought to be
deeper than the Grand Canyon.
The Gran Chaco, where the temperature reaches 110 degrees F. (43 degrees C),
has the hottest weather. Its often called South America's Last Frontier .
The Pacific Ocean at the Isthmus of Panama is often 20 feet higher than the
Atlantic Ocean. Panama is the only place in the world where someone can see the
sun rise on the Pacific Ocean and set on the Atlantic.
Geography Trivia
People in South America see América as one continent from Tierra del Fuego to the North Pole...Sudamérica is just a part of this continent.
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