A SENSE OF PLACE Upper Primary 4..5
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10<br />
South America<br />
Area<br />
17,840,000 km2 (6,890,000 sq mi)<br />
Population 387,489,196<br />
Pop. density<br />
Countries<br />
21.4 per km2 (55.4 per sq mi)<br />
13 (plus 1 disputed)<br />
Largest Country Brazil<br />
Highest Peak Aconcagua, Argentina (22,830<br />
feet above sea level)<br />
Lowest Point Laguna del Caron, Argentina (344.5<br />
feet below sea level)<br />
Time Zones<br />
UTC-2 to UTC-5<br />
The fourth-largest continent in<br />
the world, South America is<br />
located in the Western<br />
Hemisphere and in the Southern<br />
Hemisphere. A small part of the<br />
continent is also located in the<br />
Northern Hemisphere.<br />
Antarctica<br />
Area (Overall)<br />
Percent of<br />
Earth's Land<br />
14,000,000km2 (5,405,428 sq mi)<br />
8.9%<br />
(ice-free) 280,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi)<br />
(ice-covered) 13,720,000 km2 (5,300,000 sq mi)<br />
Antarctica, almost 98% solid ice, was finally<br />
Status considered a continent in 1840, and not just<br />
a group of isolated islands.<br />
Highest Point Vinson Massif at 16,066 ft. (4,897 m)<br />
Lowest Point Bentley Sub glacial Trench, -2,555 m<br />
Antarctica is the<br />
southernmost continent in<br />
the world. it is surrounded<br />
by the Southern Ocean.<br />
Almost 98 percent of the<br />
continent is covered by ice<br />
at least 1.6 km thick.
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