South America

South America is a continent located in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be considered as asubcontinent of the Americas.[1]

It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sealie to the northwest. It includes twelve sovereign states – Argentina,Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru,Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela – and two non-sovereign areas – French Guiana, an overseas department of France, and the Falkland Islands, a British Overseas Territory (though disputed by Argentina). In addition to this, the ABC islands of the Nether land sand Trinidad and Tobago may also be considered part of South America. South America has an.......... Wikipedia

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