List of islands of South America

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A composite satellite photograph of South America in orthographic projection

The following are lists of the islands of South America by country.

Contents

Argentina

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A map of Argentina

Atlantic Ocean islands

Lake islands

River islands

Bolivia

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A map of Bolivia

Bolivia is a landlocked country with no ocean islands.

Lake islands

Brazil

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A map of Brazil

Atlantic Ocean islands

River Islands

Fluvial-maritime

Chile

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A map of Chile

Pacific Ocean islands

Lake islands

River islands

Colombia

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A map of Colombia

Caribbean Sea islands

Bolívar Department:


Córdoba Department:

Magdalena Department:

San Andrés and Providencia Department:

Sucre Department:

Pacific Ocean islands

Cauca Department:

  • Coco Island
  • Gorgona Island
    • El Horno Islet
  • Gorgonilla Island
    • El Viudo Islet
  • Micay Island

Chocó Department:

Nariño Department:

Valle del Cauca Department:

Lake islands

Boyacá Department:

  • Lake Tota
    • Cerro Chiquito Island
    • Santa Helena Island
    • San Pedro Island

Nariño Department:

River islands

Amazonas Department:

  • Baranoa Island
  • Curvaratá Island
  • Loreto Island
  • Porvenir Island
  • Tigre Island
  • Yaguas Muñoz Island

Antioquia Department:

Bolívar Department:

Caquetá Department:

Chocó Department:

Magdalena Department:

Santander Department:

Vichada Department:

Ecuador

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A map of Ecuador

Pacific Ocean islands

Lake Islands

Falkland Islands

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A map of the Falkland Islands

Atlantic Ocean islands

French Guiana

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A map of French Guiana

Guyana

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A map of Guyana

Paraguay

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A map of Paraguay

Paraguay is a landlocked country with no ocean islands and only a few very small inland islands.

River islands

Peru

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A map of Peru

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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A map of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

Atlantic Ocean islands

Suriname

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A map of Suriname

Uruguay

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A map of Uruguay

Venezuela

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A map of Venezuela

Caribbean Sea islands

River islands

See also

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