Atlas of South America

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Atlas of South America

South America English South America 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). Español América del Sur, también llamado Sudamérica o Suramérica, es un subcontinente atravesado por la línea ecuatorial, con la mayor parte de su área en el Hemisferio Sur. Está situado entre el Océano Pacífico y el Océano Atlántico. Alternativamente, en algunos países de habla no hispana se considera un continente. Português A América do Sul é um subcontinente que compreende a porção meridional das Américas. Sua extensão é de 17.819.100 km², abrangendo 12% da superfície terrestre, porém só tem 6% da população mundial. Une-se a América Central, ao norte, pelo istmo/canal do Panamá. Tem uma extensão de 7.400 km desde o mar do Caribe até o cabo de Hornos. Population 371,000,000 inhabitants Area 17,840,000 km² Major language(s) Spanish, Portuguese Major religion(s) Roman Catholicism More information South America, Geography of South America, History of South America and Politics of South America More images South America - South America (Category).

General maps

Location of the Americas

Map of the Americas

Map of the Americas

Map of South America

Countries of South America

Political map with 1st level divisions as of 1998 in SVG format

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day South America, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day South America.

Voyages of Christoper Columbus

Colonization of the Americas

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Spanish and Portuguese colonization of the Americas

Countries in the Americas by date of independence

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.

First map to show the name America

Piri Reis map

South America 1575

Map of the Americas 1587 (Ortelius)

Map of the Americas 1637 (Hondius)

Map of the Americas 1705

Map of the Americas 1722

South America 1750

Map of the Americas 1770

South America 1790

South America 1794

South America 1885

South America 1892

South America 1905

South America 1914

Maps of international organizations

Organization of American States

South American Community of Nations

South American Community of Nations

Mercosur

Mercosur

Mercosur

Mercosur states in South America

Andean Community of Nations

Rio Group

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

Ethnic maps

Indian population of the Americas

Satellite maps

Satellite map

Countries

Notes and references

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