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[[File:South America satellite.jpg|thumb|A satellite overhead view of the South American continent.]]

[[File:Southamerica.png|thumb|Location of South America on Earth.]]

'''South America''' is a continent of the planet [[Earth]]. It is situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest. South America has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi), or almost 3.5% of the [[Earth]]'s surface. One known [[space elevator]] is located in South America, the [[Quito Space Tether]] in Ecuador.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', multiplayer map ''[[Orbital]]''</ref>

==The Rain Forest Wars==

South America was the site of the [[Rain Forest Wars]] during [[2162]]. The war was fought between the [[United Nations]], and the [[Koslovics]] and [[Frieden]] rebel factions. The war brought a great deal of suffering to the people of Earth, including population surges and famines.<ref name="timeline">[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Timeline.aspx '''Official Halo Wars Community Site''': ''Timeline'']</ref>

==Post-War==

In late 2557 or early 2558, as an increasing number of asylum seekers from the former [[Covenant]] immigrated to [[Earth]], cities like Rio de Janiero's population swelled as a result. Later, a [[Sangheili]] terrorist attempted to detonate a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon|tactical nuclear weapon]] in the city, but was ultimately stopped by UNSC special operations forces.<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''', [[S1/Departure|S1E1 ''Departure'']]</ref>

==Countries==

*[[Wikipedia:Brazil|Brazil]]

**[[Rio de Janeiro]]

*[[Wikipedia:Chile|Chile]]

*[[Wikipedia:Ecuador|Ecuador]]

**[[Quito]]

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