South America Geography

September. What are the major geographic features of. South America? Notes #. X. The largest countries in South America are Brazil. São Paulo, Brazil (population 10,057,000). Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (population 6,029,000). Buenos Aires, Argentina (population 11,655,000). Lima, Peru (population 7,603,000). Bogotá, Colombia (population 6,680,000). Santiago, Chile (population 5,034,000). South America’s land. Machu Picchu, Peru. The Andes Mountains run through entire west coast of South America. Length 4,350 miles. The Amazon River runs into the north of South America. Length 4,200 miles. The Amazon rainforest is located throughout the north of South America. Area 2,123,562 sq. miles. South America’s climate is mostly hot and wet. South America is bordered by the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.