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14 Cards in this Set
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Latitudinal extent |
12°N—55°S |
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Longitudinal extent |
35°W—81°W |
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Area |
17.80 million sq. km (approx.) |
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Widest distance |
7,564 km (North—South) 5,300 km (East—West) |
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Length of the coastline |
25,427 km |
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Total population |
387 million (2013) |
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Average population density |
22 persons per sq. km |
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Largest country |
Brazil (the fourth largest in the world) |
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Longest mountain chain |
The Andes (world's longest) |
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Largest river (by volume) |
Amazon (world's largest; 6400 km long) |
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Highest waterfall |
Angel Falls (979 m; world's highest) |
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Highest peak |
Mt Aconcagua (6,960 m) |
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Lowest point |
The Valdes Peninsula (40 m below sea level) |
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60°W longitude |
Almost passes through the middle of the continent |
