What is the strait between South America and Antarctica? What are the major cities in South America?

South America is part of Latin America. South America was originally inhabited by Indians. Indians created a brilliant ancient civilization and established many kingdoms in South America. What are the major cities in South America in modern society? Open the encyclopedia knowledge sharing below to learn more!

Contents of this article

1. What is the strait between South America and Antarctica?

2. What are the major cities in South America?

3. What animals are there in South America?

What is the strait between South America and Antarctica?

The strait between South America and Antarctica is the Drake Passage, which is the deepest strait in the world, with a maximum depth of 5,248 meters. It is also the widest strait in the world, with a width of 9,704 meters from north to south. It is named after Captain Drake.

The average depth of the Drake Passage is 3,400 meters (11,000 feet), and the deepest point on the north-south border is about 4,800 meters (15,600 feet). Westerly winds prevail over the strait, and the winds are particularly strong in the northern half. The average annual temperature in the north is 5°C (41°F), and in the south it is -3°C (27°F). The lowest temperature in July is -20°C (-4°F). There is no ice in the strait in summer (February), and the largest frozen area is in September. However, floating icebergs may appear in the strait in any season.

What are the major cities in South America?

1. Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro is well-known as an important transportation hub and information and communication, tourism, culture, finance and insurance center in Brazil. It is also the second largest industrial base in Brazil. The Port of Rio de Janeiro in the city is one of the three largest natural harbors in the world. The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro is the symbol of the city and one of the new seven wonders of the world.

2. San Diego

Santiago is the capital and largest city of Chile and the fifth largest city in South America. It is a modern city and the national political, economic, cultural and transportation center.

3. Caracas

Caracas is the capital of the Latin American country Venezuela, the largest city in the country, and the political, economic and cultural center.

4. Sao Paulo

With a population of over 11 million, Sao Paulo is the largest city in Brazil and even in the Southern Hemisphere. Sao Paulo is the richest city in South America and a major logistics hub between the north and south, with well-connected roads. Sao Paulo is also the third largest city in terms of helicopter transportation, after New York and Tokyo.

5. Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is not only the political center of Argentina, but also an economic, scientific, cultural and transportation center. It is known as the "Paris of South America" ​​and is ranked as the third most beautiful city in the world.

What animals are there in South America

1. Amazon Anaconda: The largest snake in the world today, it can be up to 6 meters long and weigh up to 225 kilograms. It is as thick as the torso of an adult man, but the length of anacondas is generally less than 5.5 meters.

2. Giant otter: an aquatic carnivorous mammal native to South America, now on the verge of extinction.

3. Arapaima: A surviving ancient freshwater fish, which is estimated to have first appeared 100 million years ago. Because of the bony teeth growing in its tongue, this type of fish is called bony tongue fish, which mainly lives on the riverbanks of the Amazon River.

4. Human-toothed fish: A close relative of the sawtooth carp, it is a fruit-eating fish that lives in fresh water. It mainly feeds on nuts that fall into the water. It is named after its human-like teeth for cracking nuts and fruits. It can weigh up to 18 kilograms.