Physical Map of South America for free download and use. Map shows physical features of the continent such as mountains, rivers, elevation of various regions, depth of the neighboring ocean and sea.

A map showing the physical features of South America. The Andes mountain range dominates South America’s landscape. As the world’s longest mountain range, the Andes stretch from the northern part of the continent, where they begin in Venezuela and Colombia, to the southern tip of Chile and Argentina.

Get your South America labeled map and combine it with a blank map of South America or a labeled physical map of South America. Together, these will help you to teach your class about the geography of South America including the Andes mountains, the Amazon basin and other important features.

South America has an area of 17,840,000 km 2 or almost 11.98% of Earth's total land area. By land area, South America is the world's fourth largest continent after Asia, Africa, and North America. South America is almost twice as big as Europe by land area, and is marginally larger than Russia.

South America can be divided into three physical regions: mountains and highlands, river basins, and coastal plains. Mountains and coastal plains generally run in a north-south direction, while highlands and river basins generally run in an east-west direction.