South America ... a coloured world map on a scale of 1 to 50,000,000 compiled by R. R. Platt shows the distribution of official topographic maps as available at the outbreak of war in 1939.

Created by the Mapping and Geographic Information Centre at BAS, the map offers a detailed topographic view ... Peninsula and 1250km south-east of South America. The British research station ...

The new map covers latitudes between 83° north and 83° south, resolving patches of land as narrow as 30 metres across – three times the resolution of the next best digital topographical map ...

With information on capitals, years of independence, political developments, and other details on each country, the map below features the array of life that is South America.