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==South America Cruising Guide== | ==South America Cruising Guide== | ||
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[[Image:South_America_map.jpg|frame|right|'''South America''']] | [[Image:South_America_map.jpg|frame|right|'''South America''']] | ||
+ | An online cruising guide for yachts sailing around South America. | ||
+ | ===Background=== | ||
South America occupies the major southern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the ''New World'', the Western Hemisphere, the Americas, or simply America (which is sometimes considered a single continent and South America a subcontinent). It is south and east of the Colombia-Panama border according to most authorities or, according to a few, the [[Panama Canal]] which transects the Isthmus of [[Panama]]. Almost all of mainland South America sits on the South American Plate. Geopolitically and geographically, all of [[Panama]] – including the segment east of the [[Panama Canal]] in the isthmus – is generally considered a part of [[North America]] alone and among the countries of [[Central America]]. | South America occupies the major southern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the ''New World'', the Western Hemisphere, the Americas, or simply America (which is sometimes considered a single continent and South America a subcontinent). It is south and east of the Colombia-Panama border according to most authorities or, according to a few, the [[Panama Canal]] which transects the Isthmus of [[Panama]]. Almost all of mainland South America sits on the South American Plate. Geopolitically and geographically, all of [[Panama]] – including the segment east of the [[Panama Canal]] in the isthmus – is generally considered a part of [[North America]] alone and among the countries of [[Central America]]. | ||
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South America Cruising Guide
An online cruising guide for yachts sailing around South America.
Background
South America occupies the major southern portion of the landmass generally referred to as the New World, the Western Hemisphere, the Americas, or simply America (which is sometimes considered a single continent and South America a subcontinent). It is south and east of the Colombia-Panama border according to most authorities or, according to a few, the Panama Canal which transects the Isthmus of Panama. Almost all of mainland South America sits on the South American Plate. Geopolitically and geographically, all of Panama – including the segment east of the Panama Canal in the isthmus – is generally considered a part of North America alone and among the countries of Central America.
Countries
East Coast
- Venezuela (Has data)
- Guyana (Has data)
- Suriname
- French Guyane
- Brazil
- Uruguay
- Argentina (Has limited data)