South Sandwich Islands, group of actively volcanic islets in the South Atlantic Ocean, north of the Weddell Sea and 470 miles (760 km) southeast of the island of South Georgia. They extend for 190 miles (305 km), occupy 120 square miles (310 square km), and are covered with glaciers. ...
The Andes—formed as the South American Plate drifted westward and forced the oceanic plate to the west under it—constitute a gigantic backbone along the entire Pacific coast of the continent. The basins east of the Andes and between the eastern highlands have been filled with large quantities ...
13. Languages in South America: Spanish is the main language in the South American countries. Only in Brazil people speak Portuguese and in Surinam, formerly a Dutch colony, the official language is still Dutch. Many people speak English as a second language.Quechua,the language once spoken by...
PORT MORESBY, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Any attempt to provoke camp confrontation in the South Pacific region does not serve the urgent needs of South Pacific island countries, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of Ch...
PORT MORESBY, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Any attempt to provoke camp confrontation in the South Pacific region does not serve the urgent needs of South Pacific island countries, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Saturday. Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of ...
Breathtaking South American Islands for Your Bucket List You may not know that South America is home to a variety of unique and fascinating islands. Whether you want to wildlife spot, relax or dive, these South American island escapes will suit. Breathtaking South American Islands for Your Buck...
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South American architects were at the forefront of world architecture in the 20th century. Amazing works were created in Brazil, also in Uruguay, and other countries. Argentina / Brazil One of the most enormous and impressive waterfalls in the world, they are “only” 82 meters tall, but 2,...
Geo Map — contours of South America countries Use the map contours library "South America" to design thematic maps of South American countries using the ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software.The vector stencils library "South America" contains 29 map contours: South America ...
Stonington Island Stonington Island in Marguerite Bay is the site of two early research stations. East Base, the oldest American Antarctic station, was built starting in 1939 but hasn’t been used since 1948. The British Base, Station E, was used for many historic survey missions in the 1940...