Geography of South America Great American Interchange. The Andes, likewise a comparatively young and seismically restless mountain range, runs down the western edge of the continent; the land to the east of the northern Andes is largely tropical rain forest, the vast Amazon River basin. The continent also contains drier regions such as eastern Patagonia and the extremely arid Atacama desert. The South American continent also includes various islands, most of which belong to countries on the continent. The Caribbean territories are grouped with North America. The South American nations that border the Caribbean Sea—including Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana—are also known
The Sarcophagi of the Sixth Continent, Volume 2: Battle of the Minds The Sarcophagi of the Sixth Continent, Volume 2: Battle of the Minds The Sarcophagi of the Sixth Continent, Volume 2: Battle of the Minds is the seventeenth Blake and Mortimer book in the series. Blake, Mortimer and Nasir land at Cape Town, South Africa, where they miss little departure from the ship La Madeleine. Fortunately, Lord Auchentosham, billionaire protective nature, offers to join the boat with his seaplane. Once aboard the ship, the three friends explain the reason for their presence to the Pr Labrousse. In order to intercept the package of uranium to Singh, they believe Ravi Kuta that