Knowra Southern Cone Southern Cone The Southern Cone is the southernmost region of South America, commonly comprising Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay. Its boundaries vary, with some definitions extending to neighboring countries or territories.
Argentina : Argentina is a country in southern South America, extending from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean. It is the largest country consistently included in the Southern Cone.
Paraguay : Paraguay is a landlocked country in central South America, bordered by Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia. Some definitions include it as a northern extension of the Southern Cone.
Latin America : Latin America is a cultural and geographic region of the Americas where Romance languages, especially Spanish and Portuguese, predominate. It is a much broader cultural region that contains the Southern Cone.
Spanish language : Spanish is a Romance language originating on the Iberian Peninsula and spoken across much of the Americas. It is the dominant language across the Cone’s three core countries.
Chile : Chile is a long, narrow country along the western edge of South America, between the Andes and Pacific Ocean. It forms the region’s western spine along the Pacific coast.
Bolivia : Bolivia is a landlocked country in central South America, with territory in the Andes and the Amazon basin. Its southern regions are sometimes grouped with the Cone’s wider geographic and cultural zone.
Southern South America : Southern South America is the continent’s southern geographic expanse, without a single fixed political or cultural boundary. It is a broader physical description that does not require the Cone’s usual country grouping.
Rioplatense Spanish : Rioplatense Spanish is a variety spoken around the Río de la Plata, especially in Argentina and Uruguay. Its distinctive pronunciation and vocabulary cross the region’s Argentina–Uruguay boundary.
Uruguay : Uruguay is a small country on the Atlantic coast of South America, between Argentina and Brazil. It is the third country most consistently included in the region.
Southern Brazil : Southern Brazil is the country’s southern region, comprising Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul. Rio Grande do Sul is included in some expanded definitions of the region.
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