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Subject: India & World Geography
Topic: South America
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Latitude: 12028'N to 55059'S Longitude : 28051'W to 920W Area: 1,7835,000-sq. km (approximately)
Size and Shape: Fourth largest continent and roughly triangular in shape.
Situation: Situated to the south of North America, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is surrounded by the Caribbean Sea in the north, Atlantic Ocean in the east, Antarctic Ocean in the south and Pacific Ocean in the west.
Extent: North-South : 7640 km East-West : 4990 km
South America as well as Mexico, Central America and West Indies are collectively known as Latin America.
Important Gulfs, Peninsulas and Straits
Name | Information |
Gulf of Guayaquil | West of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean. |