South America Map and Globe

South America is one of the four parts of America. This subcontinent is roughly triangular in shape, being broad in the north and tapering to the Tierra del Fuego, in the south, Chile and Argentina.

South America is bordered by the Caribbean Sea (northwest and north), the Atlantic Ocean (northeast, east, and southeast), and the Pacific Ocean (west). In the northwest it is joined to Central America by the Isthmus of Panama, a land bridge narrowing to about 50 miles at one point. To the north there are the Antilles. Drake Passage, south of Cape Horn, separates South America from Antarctica.