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South America produces more power using hydropower than any other continent. This is largely due to its abundant water resources and suitable geography for building hydroelectric dams.
Antarctica, which encompasses the South Pole and which recently has been renamed the South Continent, by international agreement, has to be the southernmost continent. Australia is the only other continent entirely south of the equator, however South America stretches further south than Australia.
None. We say the equator runs through a continent not a continent runs through the equator. The equator runs through Africa and South America
Only Australia and Antarctica are completely south of the equator, while three other continents cross the equator: South America, Africa, and Asia (i.e. in Indonesia).
Yes, South America has the second longest coastline of any continent, after Asia. The continent's coastline stretches over 15,000 miles, with countries like Brazil and Chile contributing significantly to its length.
The south pole is a point ON Antarctica. You can't get any closer than that.Outside of Antarctica, the continent with territory closest to the south poleis South America.