South America’s Surprising Position

Everyone knows that South America is located south of North America, but it is not directly

below it as most people think. If you draw a straight line south from the US,

Canada, or Mexico, it probably won't even touch South America.

This is because the entire continent is located much further east than people think.

Take, for example, the city of Jacksonville, Florida, located on the Atlantic

coast. If you go directly south from Jacksonville, you will completely miss South America.

In fact, the entire continent of South America is located east of that line.

The same applies to most places in North America. So, in many US cities,