Well, let's say for instance Sydney to Santiago or Sydney to Buenos Aires
LAN Airlines flies Sydney - Santiago with a short stopover in Auckland, New Zealand
Aerolinas Argentinas flies Sydney - Buenos Aires nonstop on selected days
The Panama Canal is the shortest route.
The shortest route between South America and Africa would have you leaving from the nation of Brazil. Brazil remained a Portuguese colony until 1808.
The distance from Africa to South America is shorter than the distance from Africa to Australia. The shortest distance between these two continents is approximately 1,400 miles across the Atlantic Ocean.
The shortest route from South America to Africa is across the Atlantic Ocean, specifically from the northeastern coast of Brazil to the western coast of Africa, near Senegal. The distance between these two points is approximately 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles). This route minimizes travel time and distance compared to other potential paths between the two continents.
Take I-65 SOUTH to NASHVILLE.
I-95 South
North America, South America, Australia, and Antarctica are the four continents without an Islamic State.
South America reaches further south than Australia.
-- Africa -- Oceania -- Australia -- South America
South America
wormhole
464 miles. I-70 West to I-57 South to I-55 South