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South America is: The 4th largest continent by land mass
(17,819,000 sq km) and the 5th largest continent by population (349
million)
In South America: The highest mountain is Mt. Aconcagua,
Argentina (6960m). The largest country is Brazil (8,456,510 sq km). The
longest river is the Amazon (6,437 km). The largest city, by population,
is Sao Paulo, Brazil (17.8 million) The largest desert is the Patagonian,
Argentina (260,000 sq. miles)
In the world, South America has: the 2nd longest river (Amazon:
6,437 km), the 4th largest desert (Patagonian, Argentina: 260,000 sq.
miles), the 5th largest city by population (Sao Paulo, Brazil: 17.8
million) and the 5th (Brazil: 8,456,510 sq km) and the 8th
(Argentina: 2,736,690 sq km) largest countries. |