3. 12 Countries: Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia
Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
4. 3 Dependencies in South America French Guiana (France)
Falkland Islands (Britain, but Argentina still claim it) South
Sandwich and South Georgia Islands (Britain)
5. 389,860,000 people Fifth most populous place
6. Andes mountain
7. Area: 3,370,794 km Mountains:Tunari, Chila, Tani Tani,
Laramani, Ikma Among the worlds longest mountain ranges Shelters
wildlife including Chinchilas and Andean condors
8. Mt. Aconcagua
9. Highest mountain outside of Asia Highest point in Southern
Hemisphere Elevation : 6,962 m First Ascender: Matthias
Zurbriggen
10. Laguna del Carbon
11. Area: 9 km Province: Santa Cruz Province, Argentina Lowest
point of Western and Southern Hemispheres Seventh lowest point on
Earth
12. Amazon River
13. 6,437metres/4,000miles Second Longest river Carries more
water than the ten biggest rivers combined!
14. Lake Titicaca
15. Surface elevation: 3,812 m Area: 8,372 km Length: 190 km
Cities: Puno, Copacabana Islands: Taquile Island, Amantan, Isla del
Sol, Isla de la Luna, Uros, Suriqui