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Marajo, mah rah ZHAW, is a Brazilian island. See more »

Atacama Desert

Atacama at uh KAM uh or ah tah KAH mah, Desert, is a barren, mineral-rich region in northern Chile and the southern tip of Peru.

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Juan Fernandez

Juan Fernandez, hwahn fuhr NAN duhs, is the name of a group of three islands that lie about 400 miles (640 kilometers) west of Chile in the Pacific Ocean.

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Magellan, Strait of

Magellan, muh JEHL uhn, Strait of, is a narrow, stormy waterway that separates the islands of Tierra del Fuego from the mainland of South America.

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Marajo

Marajo, mah rah ZHAW, is a Brazilian island.

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Pampas

Pampas, PAM puhs, is a Guarani Indian word that means plain.

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Rio de la Plata

Rio de la Plata, ree oh duh luh PLAHT uh, is an estuary, or funnel-shaped bay, on the southeastern coast of South America between Argentina and Uruguay.

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