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The Republic of Colombia is situated largely in the north-west of South America, with some territories falling within the boundaries of Central America.It is bordered to the north-west by Panama; to the east by Brazil and Venezuela; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; [1] and it shares maritime limits with Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, and Haiti.
Because of its natural structure, Colombia can be divided into six distinct natural regions.These consist of the Andean Region, covering the three branches of the Andes mountains found in Colombia; the Caribbean Region, covering the area adjacent to the Caribbean Sea; the Pacific Region adjacent to the Pacific Ocean; the Orinoquía Region, part of the Llanos plains mainly in the Orinoco river ...
Glaciers in Colombia began retreating in the 20th century due to global warming and are in danger of disappearing, if this occurs water supply would be scarce in the near future. [7] [8] Most of the glaciers are located in the Andes mountains and are inhabited by very few living species due to its severe weather. [9] Climate of Colombia
Rank Mountain peak Elevation Prominence Coordinates; 1: Pico Cristóbal Colón: 5,730 m (18,800 ft) 10°50'18"N, 73°41'12"W: 2: Pico Simón Bolívar: 5,730 m (18,800 ft)
The Andean region, located in central Colombia, is the most populated natural region of Colombia. With many mountains, the Andes contain most of the country's urban centers. [1] They were also the location of the most significant pre-Columbian indigenous settlements.
A small mountain range, the Serranía de Macuira, is located in the tip of the peninsula and contains a unique dwarf cloud forest completely surrounded by desert. Large estuaries near Riohacha are protected as the SFF Los Flamencos which is meant to protect the habitat for the American flamingo .
Colombia is formed by two great territorial zones, one submerged in the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea covering a total area of 828,660 km 2 and the second is the emerged land which is formed by the Andes mountain range and the Llanos plains that are shared with Venezuela and cover an area of some 1'143,748 km 2.
Colombia is located in the northwestern corner of South America, confined between the vast Amazon rainforest and the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and also crossed by the great Andes mountain range. Due to this territorial conformation, it has both natural and political boundaries ; as a complement to the latter definition, there are the so ...