South America

Summary

South America is a continent^[1]. It draws 5,836 Wikipedia views per month (continent category, ranking #5 of 7).^[2]

Key Facts

• South America is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[3].
• South America is on the body of water Pacific Ocean^[4].
• South America is on the body of water Caribbean Sea^[5].
• South America's image is recorded as South America satellite orthographic.jpg^[6].
• South America's image is recorded as South america tr.jpg^[7].
• South America's image is recorded as Mapa político América do Sul (english).svg^[8].
• South America's instance of is recorded as continent^[9].
• South America's instance of is recorded as subcontinent^[10].
• South America's instance of is recorded as statistical territorial entity^[11].
• South America's instance of is recorded as part of the world^[12].
• South America's shares border with is recorded as Central America^[13].
• South America's shares border with is recorded as North America^[14].
• South America's shares border with is recorded as Continental Central America^[15].
• South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Argentina^[16].
• South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Brazil^[17].
• South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Chile^[18].
• South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Peru^[19].
• South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Colombia^[20].
• South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bolivia^[21].
• South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Venezuela^[22].
• South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Paraguay^[23].
• South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ecuador^[24].
• South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Guyana^[25].
• South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Uruguay^[26].
• South America's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Trinidad and Tobago^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for South America include Bridge of the Americas^[28], a through arch bridge^[29], in Panama^[30], founded in 1962^[31] and South America Glacier^[32], a glacier^[33].

Why It Matters

South America draws 5,836 Wikipedia views per month (continent category, ranking #5 of 7).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for it include Bridge of the Americas^[28], a through arch bridge^[29], in Panama^[30], founded in 1962^[31] and South America Glacier^[32], a glacier^[33].