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Revision as of 17:11, 22 November 2011
Contents
- 1 South America
- 1.1 Climate Zone (use the Köppen Classification system)
- 1.2 Countries
- 1.2.1 Argentina:
- 1.2.2 Bolivia:
- 1.2.3 Brazil:
- 1.2.4 Chile:
- 1.2.5 Colombia:
- 1.2.6 Ecuador:
- 1.2.7 Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
- 1.2.8 French Guiana (France):
- 1.2.9 Guyana:
- 1.2.10 Paraguay:
- 1.2.11 Peru:
- 1.2.12 South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands:
- 1.2.13 Suriname:
- 1.2.14 Uruguay:
- 1.2.15 Venezuela:
South America
Climate Zone (use the Köppen Classification system)
- Af- Tropical rainforest. No dry season. The driest month has at least 2.40" (61 mm) of rain. Rainfall is generally evenly distributed throughout the year. All average monthly temperatures are greater than 64°F (18°C).
- Am- Tropical monsoonal. Pronounced wet season. Short dry season. There are one or more months with less than 2.40" (61 mm). All average monthly temperatures are greater than 64°F (18°C). Highest annual temperature occurs just prior to the rainy season.
- Aw- .Tropical savanna. Winter dry season. There are more than two months with less than 2.40" (61 mm). All average monthly temperatures are greater than 64°F (18°C).
- Cfc- Marine west coast. Mild with no dry season, cool summer. Average temperature of all months is lower than 72°F (22°C). There are one to three months with average temperatures over 50°F (10°C). Year around equally spread rainfall.
- Csc- dry summer season. cool summer.
- Cwc- dry winter season. cool summer.
Countries
Argentina:
Image of Argentina
[1]
Latitude and Longitude Ranges- 34 00 S, 64 00 W [1],
Elevation Range-
lowest point= Laguna del Carbon- 105 m. [2]
highest point= Cerro Aconcagua- 6,960 m. [3]
Large bodies of water (including rivers)-
Large bodies of water= Rio de la Plata, Strait of Magellan [4]
Rivers= Rio Parana [5]
Major Topographic Features- Andes mountain range,Pampas low lands, Patagonian plateau [6]
Bordering Oceans- South Atlantic Ocean [7]
Bolivia:
Image of Bolivia- [8]
Latitude and Longitude Ranges- 17 00 S, 65 00 W [9]
Elevation Range-
Highest Point= Nevada Sajama- 6,542 m. [10]
Lowest Point= Rio Paraguay- 90 m. [11]
Large bodies of water (including rivers)-
Large bodies of water= Lago Titicaca [12]
Rivers= Rio Mamore, Rio Beni, Rio Lauca [13]
Major topographic features- Andes Mountains, Altiplano plateau, Amazon Basin lowland plains [14]
Bordering Oceans- none [15]
Brazil:
Image of Iguazu Falls in Brazil-
[16]
Latitude and Longitude Ranges- 10 00 S, 55 00 W [17]
Elevation Range-
Highest point= Pico da Neblina 2,994 m [18]
Lowest point= Atlantic Ocean- 0 m. [19]
Large bodies of water (including Rivers)-
Large bodies of water= none [20]
Rivers= Rio Parana, Amazon [21]
Major topographic features- none [22]
Bordering Oceans- North Atlantic Ocean, South Atlantic Ocean [23]
Chile:
Image-
[24]
Latitude and Longitude Ranges- 30 00 S, 71 00 W [25]
Elevation Range-
Highest point= Nevada Ojos del Salado- 6,880 m. [26]
Lowest point= Pacific Ocean- 0 m. [27]
Large Bodies of Water (including rivers)-
Large bodies of water= Strait of Magellan[28]
Rivers= Rio Lauca [29]
Major Topographic features- Andes mountains, Atacama Desert [30]
Bordering Oceans- South Pacific Ocean [31]
Colombia:
'
Image of St Andres - [32]
Latitude and Longitude Ranges- 4 00 N, 72 00 W [33]
Elevation Range-
Highest point= Pico Cristobal Colon 5,775 m. [34]
Lowest point= Pacific Ocean- 0 m. [35]
Large bodies of water (including rivers)-
Large bodies of water= none [36]
Rivers= Amazon [37]
Major topographic features- Andes Mountains, Pico Cristóbal Colón Mountain [38]
Bordering Oceans- North Pacific Ocean [39]
Ecuador:
Image of Bata Ecuador-
[40]
Latitude and Longitude Ranges- 2 00 S, 77 30 W [41]
Elevation Range-
Highest point= Chimborazo- 6,267 m [42]
Lowest point= Pacific Ocean- 0 m [43]
Large bodies of water (including rivers)-
Large bodies of water= none [44]
Rivers= Rio Napo, Rio Putumayo [45]
Major topographic features- Andes Mountains [46]
Bordering Oceans- Pacific Oceans [47]
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas):
Image of Saunders Island-
[48]
Latitude and Longitude Ranges- 51 45 S, 59 00 W [49]
Elevation Range-
Highest point= Mount Usborne- 705 m [50]
Lowest point= Atlantic Ocean- 0 m [51]
Large bodies of water (including rivers)-
Large bodies of water= none [52]
Rivers= none [53]
Major topographic features- rocky, hilly, mountainous with some boggy, undulating plains [54]
Bordering Oceans- South Atlantic Ocean, Scotia Sea [55]
French Guiana (France):
Image-
[56]
Latitude and Longitude Ranges-
metropolitan France: 46 00 N, 2 00 E [57]
French Guiana: 4 00 N, 53 00 W [58]
Guadeloupe: 16 15 N, 61 35 W [59]
Martinique: 14 40 N, 61 00 W [60]
Mayotte: 12 50 S, 45 10 E [61]
Reunion: 21 06 S, 55 36 E [62]
Elevation Range-
Highest point= Mont Blanc- 4,807 m [63]
Lowest point= Rhone River delta- -2 m [64]
Large bodies of water (including rivers)-
Large bodies of water= none [65]
Rivers= Rhône, Seine, Rhine [66]
Major topographic features-
metropolitan France: mountainous part- Pyrenees in south, Alps in east; but mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in north and west [67]
French Guiana: low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains [68]
Guadeloupe: Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, and seven other islands, most of them are volcanic in origin [69]
Martinique: mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano [70]
Mayotte: generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks [71]
Reunion: mostly rugged and mountainous; fertile lowlands along coast [72]
Bordering Oceans- Mediterranean Sea, Bay of Biscay [73]
Guyana:
Image- [74]
Latitude and Longitude Ranges- 5 00 N, 59 00 W [75]
Elevation Range-
Highest point= Mount Roraima- 2,835 m [76]
Lowest point= Atlantic Ocean- 0 m [77]
Large bodies of water (including rivers)-
Large bodies of water= none [78]
Rivers= Courentyne, Koetari Rivier, Kutari, New, Essequibo, Takutu, Demerara, Berbice [79]
Major topographic features- mostly rolling highlands; low coastal plain; savanna in south [80]
Bordering Oceans- North Atlantic Ocean [81]
Paraguay:
Image-
[82]
Latitude and Longitude Ranges- 23 00 S, 58 00 W [83]
Elevation Range-
Highest point= Junction of Rio Paraguay and Rio Parana 46 m [84]
Lowest point= Cerro Pero 842 m [85]
Large bodies of water (including rivers)-
Large bodies of water= Represa de Itaipu [86]
Rivers= Rio Parana, Rio Paraguay [87]
Major topographic features- Cerro Pero- highest mountain and point in Paraguay, Gran Chaco [88]
Bordering Oceans- None [89]
Peru:
Image Punta Sal Beach-
[90]
Latitude and Longitude Ranges- 10 00 S, 76 00 W [91]
Elevation Range-
Highest point=Nevado Huascaran- 6,768 m [92]
Lowest point=Pacific Ocean- 0 m [93]
Large bodies of water (including rivers)-
Large bodies of water= Lago Titicaca [94]
Rivers= Amazon, Rio Ucayali, Rio Madre de Dios, Rio Huallaga, Rio Marañón [95]
Major topographic features- western coastal plain, Andes Mountains, eastern lowland jungle of Amazon Basin [96]
Bordering Oceans- South Pacific Ocean [97]
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands:
Image- [98]
Latitude and Longitude Ranges- 54 30 S, 37 00 W [99]
Elevation Range-
Highest point= Mount Paget (South Georgia)- 2,934 m [100]
Lowest point= Atlantic Ocean- 0 m [101]
Large bodies of water (including rivers)-
Large bodies of water= none [102]
Rivers= none [103]
Major topographic features- most of the islands rise steeply from the sea and are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes [104]
Bordering Oceans- South Atlantic Ocean, Scotia Sea [105]
Suriname:
Image-[106]
Latitude and Longitude Ranges- 4 00 N, 56 00 W [107]
Elevation Range-
Highest point= Juliana Top- 1,230 m [108]
Lowest point= unnamed location in the coastal plain- -2 m [109]
Large bodies of water (including rivers)-
Large bodies of water= W. J. van Blommestein Meer, Stondansie Projekt, Kabalebo Projekt [110]
Rivers= Koetari Rivier, Tapanahoni Rivier, Lawa Rivier, Litani Rivier, Suriname Rivier, Marouini [111]
Major topographic features- mostly rolling hills; narrow coastal plain with swamps [112]
Bordering Oceans- North Atlantic Ocean [113]
Uruguay:
Image-
[114]
Latitude and Longitude Ranges- 33 00 S, 56 00 W [115]
Elevation Range-
Highest point= Cerro Catedral- 514 m [116]
Lowest point= Atlantic Ocean- 0 m [117]
Large bodies of water (including rivers)-
Large bodies of water= Embalse de Rincón del Bonete, Embalse de Paso de Palmar, Laguna Merín [118]
Rivers= Uruguay, Rio Cuareim, Rio Negro [119]
Major topographic features- mostly rolling plains and low hills; fertile coastal lowland [120]
Bordering Oceans- South Atlantic Ocean [121]
Venezuela:
Image- [122]
Latitude and Longitude Ranges- 8 00 N, 66 00 W [123]
Elevation Range-
Highest point= Pico Bolivar- 5,007 m [124]
Lowest point= Caribbean Sea- 0 m [125]
Large bodies of water (including rivers)-
Large bodies of water= Lago de Valencia, Lago de Maracaibo [126]
Rivers= Rio Orinoco [127]
Major topographic features- Guiana Highlands, Pica Bolivar, Andes Mountains, Maracaibo Lowlands, Llanos central plains [128]
Bordering Oceans- Caribbean Sea [129]
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--Jma 13:22, 14 October 2011 (CDT) Katie, Arisa, and Jacqueline
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