Physical Features of South America

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The largest river (by volume) in the world. Begins in Peru and ends in Atlantic Ocean, 4,000 miles long

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Amazon River

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The world's longest mountain chain, stretching along the west coast of South America.

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Andes Mountains

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highest waterfall in the world that is located in Venezuela

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Angel Falls

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A desert located in northern Chile, driest place on Earth

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Atacama Desert

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The body of water on the east coast of the Western Hemisphere

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Atlantic Ocean

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The largest and deepest ocean on the western coast of the Western Hemisphere

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Pacific Ocean

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largest waterfall in the world that is located on the border of Brazil and Argentina

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Iguaza Falls

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the body of water north of Venezuela

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Caribbean Sea

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a 350 mile path of water that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Named for a Portuguese explorer who first sailed this passage in 1520.

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Strait of Magellan

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the highest mountain in South America, the highest mountain in the Western Hemisphere (elevation is 22,841')

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Aconcagua Mountain