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South America Fact File
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Area - 17,838,000 sq km / 6,887,000 sq ml |
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Time zones - -3 Eastern Brazil / Argentina - -4 Central Brazil / Chile - -5 Colombia / Peru |
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Population - 365,366,600 |
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Largest cities - São Paulo Brazil 9,394,753 - Rio de Janeiro Brazil 6,574,000 - Lima Peru 5,706,127 - Bogotá Colombia 5,237,635 - Santiago Chile 5,076,808 |
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Largest islands - Tierra del Fuego 47,000 sq km / 18,100 sq ml - Falkland Islands 6,800 sq km / 2,600 sq ml |
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Longest rivers - Amazon flows into Atlantic Ocean 6,450 km / 4,010 ml - Paraná-Plate flows into Atlantic Ocean 4,500 km / 2,800 ml - Purus flows into Amazon 3,350 km / 2,080 ml |
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Largest lakes - Titicaca Bolivia / Peru 8,300 sq km / 3,200 sq ml - Poopo Peru 2,800 sq km / 1,100 sq ml |
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Highest mountains - Aconcagua Argentina 6,960 m / 22,834 ft - Bonete Argentina 6,872 m / 22,546 ft - Ojos del Salado Argentina / Chile 6,863 m / 22,516 ft |
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Major volcanoes - Aconcagua Argentina 6,960 m / 22,834 ft - Cotopaxi Ecuador 5,897 m / 19,347 ft - Hudson Chile 1,750 m / 5,742 ft |
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Lowest point below sea level - Peninsular Valdez Argentina 40 m / 131 ft |
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Climate - Sub-Tropical in north - Tropical Amazon basin - Sub-Tropical souhern Brazil - Mediterranean in south |
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