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South America

South America, in the southern part of America, sits entirely in the Western Hemisphere, and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with about a quarter in the Northern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean. more...

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North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest.

South America was named in 1507 by cartographers Martin Waldseemüller and Matthias Ringmann 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 17,780,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi), or almost 3.5% of the Earth's surface. As of 2005, its population was estimated at more than 371,090,000. South America ranks fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America).

Geography

South America occupies the major southern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New World, the Western Hemisphere, the Americas, or simply America (which is sometimes considered a single continent and South America a subcontinent). It is south and east of the Colombia-Panama border according to most authorities or, according to a few, the Panama Canal which transects the Isthmus of Panama. Almost all of mainland South America sits on the South American Plate. Geopolitically and geographically, all of Panama – including the segment east of the Panama Canal in the isthmus – is generally considered a part of North America alone and among the countries of Central America.


The South American continent also includes various islands, many of which belong to countries on the continent. Many of the islands of the Caribbean (or West Indies) – e.g., the Leeward and Lesser Antilles – sit atop the Caribbean Plate, a tectonic plate with a diffuse topography. The islands of Aruba, Barbados, Trinidad, and Tobago sit on the northerly South American continental shelf. The Netherlands Antilles and the federal dependencies of Venezuela lie along the northerly South American. Geopolitically, the island states and overseas territories of the Caribbean are generally grouped as a part or subregion of North America. The South American nations that border the Caribbean Sea – including Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana – are also known as Caribbean South America. Other islands are the Galápagos, Easter Island (in Oceania but belongs to Chile), Robinson Crusoe Island, Chiloé Island, and the Tierra del Fuego

South America is home to the world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls in Venezuela, the largest river (by volume), the Amazon River, the longest mountain range, the Andes (whose highest mountain is Aconcagua at 6,962 m (22,841 ft)), the driest desert, the Atacama Desert, the largest rainforest, the Amazon Rainforest, the highest capital city, La Paz, Bolivia, the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, Lake Titicaca, and the world's southernmost town, Puerto Toro, Chile.

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19 Columbia Stamps 1892-1917 & Newer Antioqua $1.99 Brasil, Zeppelin cover 1934 to Germany $35.00
Argentina, maximumcard 1970, bird Flamingo $3.00 Argentina Fine Very Fine Collection!!!! $4.99
Brazil Scott #652 Vf Mazi Card bearing Orchid Stamp. $19.50 Bolivia H&G #B12 Very Fine Mint Blue Envelope of 1901. $9.75
Paraguay - (1965) - Famous Scientists - 5 triangles $2.20 Bolivia H&G #B12 Vf Mint Violet & Black Envelope. 1901. $9.75
Bolivia H&G #B12 Vf Mint Olive Green Envelope of 1912. $8.25 Bolivia 11 Stars Rouletted Cover from Pueto Perez $65.00
Dominican Republic Stamps 1960/7 Collection $57.50 Bolivia H&G #B12 Very Fine Olive Green Envelope of 1912 $9.75
Bolivia H&G #B6. Fancy Potosi/Franca Cancel in Oval. Vf $47.50 Bolivia Scott #261-var. Neat Unusual Bisect on Cover. $16.50
Very Fine Latin America Collection!!!! $4.99 F.Vf. Selection Of Latin America!!!! $3.99
10 Chile Stamps Used Plane People Flag Older $1.99 Brazil Stamps 1971-3 Collection $67.50
Bolivia 1872 Cover Potosi to Sucre with Revenue Pair $599.00 Bolivia 1899 Uprated Cover to Germany via Argentina $65.00
Chile 623 Mnh Cv $40.00 cpl set Nr $13.99 Argentina Stamps 1960/1973 Collection Nh $32.50
Argentina Sc. 12. Estafeta Ambulante De La Cruz. Vf!!! $73.00 Ecuador Stamps Collection 1960/1973 $42.50
B2555 Colombia 1951 Airmail Postal Mark To Avianca Cuba $5.99 14 Brazil Better Postal History Covers Cards 1929-1966 $9.99
1984 Fdc Simon Bolivar Scarce Cover 2 $1.50 Bolivia C72-81 Air Mail Set Unused Hinged Cv$12 L18 $4.99
Chile Tp 48 Impreso Peumo 16.Abr.1906? $1.99 1987 Fdc Colon Ships Espamer 1987 $3.50
Chile Tp 43 Amb. Concepcion-Curanipe 27.Jul.1901. $3.99 1969 Bolivia Fdc Olimpic Games Mexico 1968 $15.00
Brazil-Wwii-Double Censored Cover-Usa & Brazil Censors $7.00 1987 Fdc Fauna complete set Condor, Vicuña, Armadillo $5.00
Bolivia to Brazil Postcard First Air Mail 1930 $25.00 1852 Psnc Letter Valparaiso Chile to Cobija Bolivia $199.99
Brazil #94 Used Cv$25 L22 $6.99 Brazil #38 Unused No Gum Cv$32.50 L24 $5.99
Peru #8 Used Cv$37.50 L27 $6.99 1897 Bolivia Border strip of 3 Mnh Sc# 48 Linares $10.00
Brazil - 1844/60 Numerals Used Lot $15.00 1897 Bolivia Border strip of 3 Mnh Sc# 50 Ballivian $14.00
Uruguay 1956 President Batlle Pre Printing Paper Fold $15.00 1962 Bolivia Sc# C232a Inverted overprint Rare Refuges $20.00
215 Different Bolivia Issues From The 1800S To 1970S $2.15 Brasil Brazil 1977 Churchs,Mnh Yv 1297-00 $4.99
Chile pre1900 very old stamps collection,no reserve $7.99 Costarica pre1900 very old stamps collection,no reserve $7.99
1935 Brazil Brasil maxi card Mt Corcovado *Rare* $175.00 Ecuador Scadta Used Cv 1 1/2 sucre $9.99
Cuba 1945 censored cover to Usa backstamps etc $4.81 Nicaragua air mail censored cover to Usa 1942 $4.81
4933- Chile 2 covers to Italy 1952 $9.00 Uruguay : 1981 Philex M/S, Nhm $9.00
Argentina : 1931 3.60p Air, Used $3.00 Mexico - 1879 - Porte de Mar - Mint Never Hinged $3.85
Argentina, 1910 Centenary,30c Belgrano & Larrea block 4 $2.00 Argentina, 1910 Centenary, 24c National Council block 4 $2.00
Argentina, 1891 San Martin 1p. Deep Blue Muestra, mng. $2.00 Argentina, 1890 Belgrano 25c. Violet, lhm. $2.00
Argentina, 1878 Sarsfield 20c. Pale Blue, lhm. $2.00 Costa Rica 1983 A/M Pope John Paul Scc904-6 Mnh $4.95
Costa Rica 1981 University Scc824-9 Mnh $1.95 Costa Rica 1979 A/M President Scc768-2 Mnh $1.95
Costa Rica 1981 Disabled Scc849-1 Mnh $1.95 Costa Rica 1977 A/M Scc702-4, 712,714 Mnh $1.95
Costa Rica 1980 Taxes Sc810-4 Mnh $1.95 Costa Rica 1979 Children Scc765-7 Mnh $1.95
Dominican Republic Very Old Used Selection $1.95 Ecuador Very Old Used/Mint Selection $1.95
Colombia envelope to Finland 1939 $15.00 Chile 20C postcard to Finland 1924 $15.00
Peru 70 Stamps Mint full gum Nice selection $14.00 Peru 40 blocks of four full gum Nice selection $25.00
Lot 2 Peru 70 Stamps Mint full gum Nice selection $14.00 1930 Santiago Chile Registered To Calif Via Cristobal $9.99
Bolivia 1897 Cover to France w 10c Pair Paris Printing $89.99 Bolivia 2c Mint Imperf Block of 4 Later Production $64.99
Brazil 1889-1893 Specialized Mint & Used Collection ! $249.99 Brazil 2 Stockbook Collection Mint & Used, Clean ! $599.99
Bolivia Cover with 5c Paris Printing in Violet Cancel $64.99 Colombia - Scadta Red Green Luggage Label $39.99
Ecuador 1897 Stationery Pc to Ny H&G#13 $29.99 Argentina Registered Record Post "fonopostal" Rare $34.99
Bolivia 1862 Rare Stampless Cover "Tupisa" in Green $29.99 Chile 1889 postal stationery card internal use $3.00
Argentina Selection of 7 Condor Airmail to Netherlands $34.99 Bolivia 1827 Rare Stampless Cover "Paz 2 1/2" in Red $44.99
Uruguay Early Stationery View Card to Argentina $19.99 Bolivia 1863 Stampless Cover w Fancy Eagle Xf Strike $89.99
Bolivia 1850 Stampless Cover "Paz De Ayacucho" in Box $99.99 Bolivia 50c Mnh Vf New Design w Var. Printing Blotches $19.99
Bolivia Group of 8 w Interesting Canc. Paris Printing $64.99 Bolivia 1896 Paris Printing Uprating Cover to Chile $64.99
Bolivia Sc#40-6 Used Paris Printing Thick Paper w Extra $64.99 Peru Scott C 1 Vf Mint $22.50
Brazil Scott 459 Nh $32.50 Brazil Scott 66 Used $2.99
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