![]() Of the remainder, most are small oceanic islands off the coasts of South America, including the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, in the Pacific Ocean. To the north, the West Indies stretch from Trinidad to Florida, but those islands usually are associated with North America. The Falkland (Malvinas) Islands are east of southern Argentina. These include the glaciated coastal archipelagoes of Argentina and Chile. ![]() Relatively few islands rim the continent, except in the south. Drake Passage, south of Cape Horn, separates South America from Antarctica. ![]() In the northwest it is joined to North America by the Isthmus of Panama, a land bridge narrowing to about 50 miles (80 km) at one point. South America is bounded by the Caribbean Sea to the northwest and north, the Atlantic Ocean to the northeast, east, and southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The continent is compact and roughly triangular in shape, being broad in the north and tapering to a point- Cape Horn, Chile-in the south. It is the southern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New World, the Western Hemisphere, or simply the Americas. South America, fourth largest of the world’s continents. SpaceNext50 Britannica presents SpaceNext50, From the race to the Moon to space stewardship, we explore a wide range of subjects that feed our curiosity about space!.Learn about the major environmental problems facing our planet and what can be done about them! Saving Earth Britannica Presents Earth’s To-Do List for the 21st Century.100 Women Britannica celebrates the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment, highlighting suffragists and history-making politicians.COVID-19 Portal While this global health crisis continues to evolve, it can be useful to look to past pandemics to better understand how to respond today.Student Portal Britannica is the ultimate student resource for key school subjects like history, government, literature, and more.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find. ![]() Demystified Videos In Demystified, Britannica has all the answers to your burning questions.Britannica Classics Check out these retro videos from Encyclopedia Britannica’s archives.Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions. ![]()
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