The highest and the lowest temperatures in South America since the beginning of the 20th century were both recorded in which country?
Argentina The highest was 48.9 °C (120.0 °F) recorded in December 1905 in Rivadavia, Salta Province, southern Argentina; the lowest was -32.8 °C (-27.0 °F) recorded further south, in Sarmiento, Chubut Province in June 1907.
Which railway has the highest line in South America and the second highest in the world, second only to the one which connects Qinghai in China and Lhasa in Tibet?
Where was the Chacaltaya glacier, one of the highest in South America, which was 0.22 km2 (0.085 sq mi) in 1940 and effectively gone in 2009?
If the map of South America were thought of as a human head viewed in profile, facing to its left, what could be an appropriate description?