The Exploration of South America
Overview
By the end of the nineteenth century, South America had barely been explored by civilized man. In the first three decades of the twentieth century, however, s...
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South America
The South American continent stretches from about 10° above the equator to almost 60° below it, encompassing an area of 6,880,706 sq mi (17,821,028 sq km). This is almost 1...
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