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Welcome to South America! Did you know that South America is the 4th largest continent? Only Asia, Africa, and North America are larger. South America is made up of 12 countries:
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Columbia
- Ecuador
- Guyana
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Suriname
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
It also contains two dependent territories and 1 independent territory. Use this Wikipedia article, "List of sovereign states and dependent territories in South America - Wikipedia" to match the flags to the countries!
One of the coolest things about South America is that it is home to several superlatives:
- Angel Falls (Venezuela) - the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall
- Kaieteur Falls (Guyana) - the highest single-drop waterfall
- Amazon River - the largest river by volume
- Andes - the longest mountain range
- Atacama Desert - the driest non-polar place on earth,
- Lopez de Micay (Colombia) - the wettest place on earth
- Amazon rainforest - the largest rainforest
- La Paz, Bolivia - the highest capital city
- Lake Titicaca - the highest commercially navigable lake in the world
- Puerto Toro, Chile - the world's southernmost permanently inhabited community
Let's get started!
(From Wikipedia)
