The Pacific Ocean is to the west of South America and the Atlantic Ocean is to the north and east. The continent contains twelve countries in total, including Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile.

South America contains twelve countries in total. These include Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Chile. South America is the fourth largest continent, with around 423 million people living there.

An curved arrow pointing right. Although we are now smart enough to know that the sea horizon is not the edge of the world, it is difficult to name exactly which countries lie beyond. This ...