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The geography of South America contains many diverse regions and climates. Geographically, South America is generally considered a continent forming the southern portion of the landmass of the Americas, south and east of the Colombia–Panama border by most authorities, or south and east of the Panama Canal by some.
South America geology-related lists (12 P) Geology of Patagonia (12 C, 37 P) + Geology of the Falkland Islands (2 P) Geology of French Guiana (1 C, 2 P)
South America, Atlantic Ocean 1 Relative to the African plate The South American plate is a major tectonic plate which includes the continent of South America as well as a sizable region of the Atlantic Ocean seabed extending eastward to the African plate , with which it forms the southern part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge .
Geology of South America (20 C, 24 P) ... Maps of South America (1 C, 1 P) Mines in South America (1 C) N. Natural disasters in South America (10 C, 1 P) O.
English: Map of South America showing physical, political and population characteristics, in Mercator projection, with legend, as per 2018. Compiled using QGIS and CC-0 Natural Earth geodata. Compiled using QGIS and CC-0 Natural Earth geodata.
Land use/cover of Latin America from the European Spatial Agency, climate maps from Worldclim, hydropower potential of selected regions of South America, geology maps of South America from the OneGeology initiative, maps of mineral resources and flood maps from the USGS, and land use/cover maps for the Caribbean islands. [8]
Geological Observations on South America is a book written by the English naturalist Charles Darwin. The book was published in 1846, and is based on his travels during the second voyage of HMS Beagle, commanded by captain Robert FitzRoy. HMS Beagle arrived in South America to map out the coastlines and islands of the region for the British Navy ...
Geologic formations of South America, by geologic time scale divisions. Subcategories. This category has the following 28 subcategories, out of 28 total. ...