• South America is 6,880,636 square miles.
• There are more than 229 million people living in South America.
• The lowest point in South America is 131 feet below sea level on the Valdez Peninsula in Argetina.
• The largest country in South America is Brazil. Brazil is almost 1/2 the size of South America.
• The longest river in South America is the Amazon River and is 4,000 feet long. The Amazon River is the 2nd longest river in the world.
• The largest lake in South America is the Maracaibo Lake in Venezuela. It is 5,217 square miles.
• The tallest waterfall is Angel Falls in Venezuela. It's 3,212 feet long.

SOURCE: "National Geographic picture Atlas of Our World" National Geographic Society, 1993. p.57