<P> Geographic coordinates expressed in WGS 84 . </P> <Ul> <Li> Northernmost point: Santa Catalina Island in San Andrés y Providencia Department, Colombia (13 ° 24 ′ 03" N 81 ° 22 ′ 14" W) </Li> <Li> Southernmost point can be either: <Ul> <Li> Águila Islet, Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile (56 ° 32 ′ 16" S 68 ° 43 ′ 10" W ﻿ / ﻿ 56.53778 ° S 68.71944 ° W ﻿ / - 56.53778; - 68.71944), or, if the South Sandwich Islands are included as part of South America: </Li> <Li> Cook Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (59 ° 29 ′ 20" S 27 ° 8 ′ 40" W ﻿ / ﻿ 59.48889 ° S 27.14444 ° W ﻿ / - 59.48889; - 27.14444) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Westernmost point can be either: <Ul> <Li> Darwin Island, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (01 ° 40 ′ 44" N 92 ° 00 ′ 33" W ﻿ / ﻿ 1.67889 ° N 92.00917 ° W ﻿ / 1.67889; - 92.00917), or, if Easter Island is included as part of South America: </Li> <Li> Motu Nui (27 ° 12 ′ 4" S 109 ° 27 ′ 18" W ﻿ / ﻿ 27.20111 ° S 109.45500 ° W ﻿ / - 27.20111; - 109.45500) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> Easternmost point can be either: <Ul> <Li> Ilha do Sul, Trindade and Martim Vaz, Brazil (20 ° 29 ′ 50" S 28 ° 50 ′ 51" W ﻿ / ﻿ 20.49722 ° S 28.84750 ° W ﻿ / - 20.49722; - 28.84750), or, if the South Sandwich Islands are included as part of South America: </Li> <Li> Montagu Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (58 ° 30 ′ 43" S 26 ° 16 ′ 7" W ﻿ / ﻿ 58.51194 ° S 26.26861 ° W ﻿ / - 58.51194; - 26.26861) </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> <Li> Northernmost point: Santa Catalina Island in San Andrés y Providencia Department, Colombia (13 ° 24 ′ 03" N 81 ° 22 ′ 14" W) </Li> <Li> Southernmost point can be either: <Ul> <Li> Águila Islet, Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile (56 ° 32 ′ 16" S 68 ° 43 ′ 10" W ﻿ / ﻿ 56.53778 ° S 68.71944 ° W ﻿ / - 56.53778; - 68.71944), or, if the South Sandwich Islands are included as part of South America: </Li> <Li> Cook Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (59 ° 29 ′ 20" S 27 ° 8 ′ 40" W ﻿ / ﻿ 59.48889 ° S 27.14444 ° W ﻿ / - 59.48889; - 27.14444) </Li> </Ul> </Li>

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