People living in South America would be closer to the South Pole.
The country furthest south on the continent of Africa is South Africa. The farthest south major town in South Africa is Capetown.
The African country that is farthest south is called South Africa. While many seem to believe South Africa is just the area and direction of the continent, it is in fact a country.
To answer your question specifically, neither continent is closest since both South America and Africa border the Atlantic Ocean.More informationThe Atlantic Ocean, the second largest, extends from the Southern Ocean between South America, Africa, North America and Europe, to the Arctic Ocean. The Atlantic meets the Indian Ocean south of Africa at Cape Agulhas.
Africa has more countries than South America. Africa-53 South America-13
Antarctica extends farthest south of any continent.
South America
The mountain chain that extends the farthest south in the Andes. The Andes mountains cover about 4300 miles, these mountains extend to the bottom of South America.
Brazil is the South American country that extends the farthest east.
Hawaii extends the farthest south.
Brazil is the South American country that extends the farthest east.
Florida extends the farthest south of the United States.
Brazil is the Latin American country that extends farthest south.
Australia Wrong. Antarctica is the furthest south, it actually encompasses the South Pole. Of the others, South America stretches furthest south, not Australia. Look them up on a map.
The tail of South America extends south of Australia.South America
South Africa.
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