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'''South America''' is a [[continent]] in the [[Southern Hemisphere]], and part of the [[Western Hemisphere]]. To the west it borders the [[Pacific Ocean]], to the east it borders the [[Atlantic Ocean]], and the [[Caribbean Sea]] and [[North America]] are northwest of it.
'''South America''' is a [[continent]] in the [[Southern Hemisphere]], and part of the [[Western Hemisphere]]. To the west it borders the [[Pacific Ocean]], to the east it borders the [[Atlantic Ocean]], and the [[Caribbean Sea]] and [[North America]] are northwest of it.
Together with [[North America]] it forms the [[Americas]], and it was named after [[Amerigo Vespucci]]. It is the fourth largest continent by area at 17,840,000 km<sup>2</sup> (6,890,000 sq miles), and covers almost 3.5% of the earth's surface.
Together with [[North America]] it forms the [[Americas]], and it was named after [[Amerigo Vespucci]]. It is the fourth largest continent by area at 17,840,000 km<sup>2</sup> (6,890,000 sq miles), and covers almost 3.5% of the earth's surface.
Its population in 2005 was 371 million, the fifth largest of the continents.
Its population in 2005 was 371 million, the fifth largest of the continents.