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Similaire à Latin America Physical Features
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Latin America Physical Features
- 2. Amazon River
• Second largest river in world
• At no point is the Amazon
crossed by bridges. Why do you
think that is?
- 4. Gulf of Mexico
• 9th Largest body of water in the world
• Gulf Stream originates here
- 5. Pacific Ocean
• Borders Latin
America to the
West
• Covers 1/3 of the
Earth’s surface
- 6. Panama Canal
• 48 mile ship canal in
Panama connecting the
Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans
- 9. Atacama Desert
• 600 mile strip of land west of the
Andes Mountains
• Driest desert in the world