Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock Along the Caribbean Sea, the mostly mountainous North Coast region is spreading. At the far north it consists of a narrow coastal plain that widens to the west around the faults of Lake Maracaibo and the...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock In several respects, Uruguay is a transitional area between Brazil’s highlands and Pampa’s plains in Argentina. The southeastern part is a low mountain plateau with arcuate ridges that rise significantly above the plateau surface. The largest...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock Within the straight east-west coastline towards the Atlantic, a coastal plain of young deposits has been formed. Here are sandy beaches, mangrove swamps and marshland. Within the coastal plain there are deposits of white and brown...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock According to COUNTRYAAH, Peru consists of three main geographical regions, all extended in the northwest – southeast direction. The westernmost is the coastal plain, which is a narrow, 40-50 km wide, dry and desert coastal strip...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock According to COUNTRYAAH, Paraguay is divided through the Paraguay River into two different natural regions, East and West Paraguay. Eastern Paraguay is the smaller part and is a continuation to the south of the Brazilian highlands....
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock A 20-60 km wide plain within the Atlantic coastline is the smallest of the topographic regions of Guyana. Up to 5–6 km of land is flooded by the tides under the river, and the entire coastline...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock As a topographic backbone, the Andes mountain ranges extend throughout Ecuador in the north-south direction. The narrower southern part of the country is completely met by the mountains, while the middle and northern parts have broad...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock According to COUNTRYAAH, Colombia has great contrasts within its borders and harsh natural environments as a result of both topography and climate. The western part of the country is penetrated by the Andes with their high,...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock From the definitions of Digopaul, Chile consists of three north-south regions, which extend through practically the entire narrow country, namely the Andes mountain range system to the east, the central valley and the coastal mountains to...
Terrain shapes and bedrock According to COUNTRYAAH, the largest of Brazil’s landform regions is the Brazilian highlands. It occupies close to 2/3 of the surface and holds several different types of terrain: a plateau of 300–900 m asl. which was leveled...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock According to COUNTRYAAH, Bolivia holds great contrasts from the topographic point of view. The western part is occupied by the Andes, which here reaches its greatest breadth, while the eastern part is a lowland, Oriente, which...
Nature Terrain shapes and bedrock Argentina’s location on South America’s wedge-shaped southern tip and with the high mountain range of the Andes as a barrier in the west causes major contradictions in the country’s natural conditions, in terms of both terrain...
According to Countryaah, as of 2021, there are a total of twelve countries in South America. Along the west side of South America rises the Andes, a continuation south of the Cordillarians in North America. Like these, the Andes consist of...