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## South America It is the fourth largest continent. - The Equator passes through the northern part of the continent. - The Tropic of Capricorn passes a little south of the middle of South America. - **The Andes Mountains** that run through its length, is the longest mountain range in the world. -...

## South America It is the fourth largest continent. - The Equator passes through the northern part of the continent. - The Tropic of Capricorn passes a little south of the middle of South America. - **The Andes Mountains** that run through its length, is the longest mountain range in the world. - **The Amazon River** is the largest river in the world. - **The Selvas** are the largest rainforests in the world. - **Mt. Chimborozo and Mt. Cotopaxi** are the world's highest volcanoes. - **Lake Titicaca** is the world's highest lake. - **Angel Falls** is the highest waterfall in the world. - **The Atacama Desert** is one of the driest regions in the world. ## Antarctica - It is the fifth largest continent. - It is about four times the size of India. - It is located entirely in the Southern Hemisphere, south of the Antarctic Circle (66°30'S), surrounding the South Pole. - It is completely frozen and therefore known as the "White Continent". - It is covered with ice sheets that contain about 90% of the Earth's fresh water. - Antarctica almost doubles in size in winter because of the frozen sea ice that forms along its coast. - It is the windiest, driest and iciest place on the Earth. - This continent has no native human population. - The only permanent settlements are the research bases where staff members live no more than a year at a time.