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Archipiélago de Chiloé. Isla de Chiloé; Isla Guafo; Isla Lemuy; Isla Quinchao; Archipiélago de las Guaitecas; Archipiélago Guayaneco; Archipiélago Juan Fernández (also considered part of Oceania)
It is also the world's most populous island country, with a population of over 270 million (the fourth most populous country in the world, after India, China, and the United States). South America has only one independent sovereign island nation with Trinidad and Tobago; though considered a Caribbean island country, it is located on the ...
A sovereign state is a political association with effective sovereignty over a population for whom it makes decisions in the national interest. [3] According to the Montevideo Convention, a state must have a permanent population, a defined territory, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other states. [4]
Patagonia (Spanish pronunciation: [pataˈɣonja]) is a geographical region that includes parts of Argentina and Chile at the southern end of South America. The region includes the southern section of the Andes mountain chain with lakes, fjords, temperate rainforests, and glaciers in the west and deserts, tablelands, and steppes to the east.
The islands are located in the eastern Pacific Ocean, 973 km (605 mi) off the west coast of South America. The majority of islands are also more broadly part of the South Pacific. [15] The closest land mass is that of mainland Ecuador, the country to which they belong, 926 km (500 nmi) to the east.
Following are links to lists of islands of the Americas which relates to all islands associated with South America and North America, including those of the Caribbean. North America [ edit ]
This is an alphabetical list of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Americas.It comprises three regions, Northern America (Canada and the United States), the Caribbean (cultural region of the English, French, Dutch, and Creole speaking countries located on the Caribbean Sea) and Latin America (nations that speak Spanish and Portuguese).
Caribbean South America [1] is a subregion of South America that borders the Caribbean Sea, consisting of the Caribbean region of Colombia [2] and the Venezuelan Caribbean. [ 3 ]