World Map South America

South america has an area of 17,840,000 km 2 or almost 11.98% of earth's total land area. It can also be described as the southern subregion of a single continent called america. The country boundaries, which separate one nation from the other, are clearly marked on the map.

Map of south america with countries and capitals click to see large click to see large description: South america physical map south america is the continent belonging to the western and southern hemispheres. Lowest elevations are shown as a dark green color with a gradient from green to dark brown to gray as elevation increases.

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South america is almost twice as big as europe by land area, and is. The smallest country in south america is suriname, followed by uruguay, and guyana. The map shown here is a terrain relief image of the world with the boundaries of major countries shown as white lines. South america covers 17,840,000 km2 or over 11.98 per cent of the total land area on the planet.