South America is a continent situated in the western hemisphere and, mostly, the southern hemisphere, bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest.
As part of the Americas like North America, South America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not the East Indies, but a New World unknown to Europeans.
South America has an area of 17,840,000 km² (6,890,000 sq mi), or almost 3.5% of the Earth's surface. As of 2005, its population was estimated at more than 371,000,000. South America ranks fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America).
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South America - Twitter Search@beltanefire Curiosity. Which president of South America?Mcga_11 (Cruz ) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:59:18 -0000
@beltanefire Curiosity. Which president of South America?
I can't believe no one cares what Chavez is doing with South America ! and who are his buddies? I think someone needs a wake up call! ASAPRUTHBALLON (Ruth Ballon) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:59:02 -0000
I can't believe no one cares what Chavez is doing with South America ! and who are his buddies? I think someone needs a wake up call! ASAP
@Athe_Volt but he's not in Volterra. he's in South America !TheJaneVolt (Jane Volturi) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:58:52 -0000
@Athe_Volt but he's not in Volterra. he's in South America !
@Lisaraniray thats good,WISH u could Come see Indo-Guyanese rite here in South America.sarky24 (sarika) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:56:47 -0000
@Lisaraniray thats good,WISH u could Come see Indo-Guyanese rite here in South America.
if #thingsdarkiessay is cool in South Africa, you need to be open to the real meaning. Twitter is not just for AmericaTrendy_Searcher (The Dude) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:54:28 -0000
if #thingsdarkiessay is cool in South Africa, you need to be open to the real meaning. Twitter is not just for America
Fun Fact: Armando's Blend is made of the top 5% of coffee beans from Indonesia, Africa, Central & South America!crimsoncup (crimsoncup) Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:53:16 -0000
Fun Fact: Armando's Blend is made of the top 5% of coffee beans from Indonesia, Africa, Central & South America!
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