South America is a continent situated in the western hemisphere and, mostly, the southern hemisphere, bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest.

As part of the Americas like North America, South America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not the East Indies, but a New World unknown to Europeans.

South America has an area of 17,840,000 km² (6,890,000 sq mi), or almost 3.5% of the Earth's surface. As of 2005, its population was estimated at more than 371,000,000. South America ranks fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America).

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i'm having an amazing time in South America :D
pattylovesnickj (Patty Go) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:42:46 -0000
i'm having an amazing time in South America :D
@rventurelli @loverox bem vindos de volta, south america's sweethearts
FabioRex (Rex) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:31:13 -0000
@rventurelli @loverox bem vindos de volta, south america's sweethearts
south america: Canyoning: In the town of baños where we did white water rafting we also did this thing called cany... http://bit.ly/738OIh
apmuk (Ray Dargan) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:26:21 -0000
south america: Canyoning: In the town of baños where we did white water rafting we also did this thing called cany... http://bit.ly/738OIh
Good Morning every one from Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, North America, Oceania... I don't think i've forgotten anything ;)
DirtCrit (Nuno Teixeira) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:25:42 -0000
Good Morning every one from Europe, Asia, Africa, South America, North America, Oceania... I don't think i've forgotten anything ;)
Carlos Moya has said in Chennai today, "I am feeling good and will play in Australia, South America and Miami before deciding what to do. "
jamesbuddell (James Buddell) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:14:04 -0000
Carlos Moya has said in Chennai today, "I am feeling good and will play in Australia, South America and Miami before deciding what to do. "
Who in SA? RT @khayadlanga: "The strongest individual figure in America is the black woman." Larry King. True for South Africa too.
Philzah (Philile Mdletshe) Sun, 03 Jan 2010 11:10:23 -0000
Who in SA? RT @khayadlanga: "The strongest individual figure in America is the black woman." Larry King. True for South Africa too.

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