South America

Continent Size: approximately 6,890,000 sq mi

 

Percent of Earth's Land: 7.9%

 

Description: South America, the planet's 4th largest continent, includes (12) countries and (3) major territories. It's home to the world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls in Venezuela, the largest river (by volume), the Amazon River, the longest mountain range, the Andes (whose highest mountain is Aconcagua at 6,962 m (22,841 ft)), the driest desert, the Atacama Desert, the largest rainforest, the Amazon Rainforest, the highest capital city, La Paz, Bolivia, the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, Lake Titicaca, and the world's southernmost town, Puerto Toro, Chile.

Approximate Population: 382,000,000