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Latin America is a vast region in the Western Hemisphere that encompasses Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America. Thus, it traverses two continents and includes hundreds of millions of people, about 659 million in total.
A map showing the delineation of countries in South America. The continent’s borders were determined through reasons of culture, geography, logistics, and history. The longest land border in South America is shared by Chile and Argentina.
By land area, South America is the world's fourth largest continent after Asia, Africa, and North America. South America is almost twice as big as Europe by land area, and is marginally larger than Russia. South America has coastline that measures around 25,427 km.
The map above reveals the physical landscape of the South American Continent. Important mountainous areas are the Brazilian Highlands, the Guiana Highlands, the Serra Dois Irmaos and the Serra Grande.
A Latin America map that features North and Central America, South America, and Caribbean map collections of each country and region.
South America can be divided into three physical regions: mountains and highlands, river basins, and coastal plains. Mountains and coastal plains generally run in a north-south direction, while highlands and river basins generally run in an east-west direction.
South America is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean and finally North America and the Caribbean Sea on the northwest. The border between South America and North America is at the Darién Mountains watershed.
Physical Map of South America for free download and use. Map shows physical features of the continent such as mountains, rivers, elevation of various regions, depth of the neighboring ocean and sea.
Crop a region, add/remove features, change shape, different projections, adjust colors, even add your locations! Physical map of South America, illustrating the geographical features of South America.
Discover Latin American countries on a map, including Mexico and South America. Learn facts about the geographical and physical features of Latin America. Updated: 11/21/2023.