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South America

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New World
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He joined Chevron last year to boost exploration in undeveloped regions of Africa, South America and the eastern Mediterranean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The researchers reached a different conclusion about mesosaurs, small marine reptiles that lived between 290 million and 274 million years ago in regions now forming parts of South Africa and eastern South America.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

Cat’s claw is a woody vine that grows in the Amazon forest and other tropical areas of Central and South America, according to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Normally, trade winds blow east to west along the equator, pushing warm water from South America toward Asia, while cold water rises from the depths to replace it.

From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026

The closest inhabited land was Cape Horn, at the tip of South America, 600 miles away.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong


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