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Norman R. Stewart

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BIOGRAPHY

Associate Professor of Geography, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Author of Japanese Colonization in Eastern Paraguay.

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Articles

Physical map of the Southern and Central Andes and Patagonia, highlighting elevation with color gradients from lowlands to high mountain peaks. The Andes mountain range runs along the western edge of South America through Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and parts of Peru, with major peaks and volcanoes labeled. Key cities, rivers, lakes, and international boundaries are marked, and a locator map in the corner shows the region's position in South America.

Andes Mountains

Andes Mountains, mountain system of South America and one of the great natural features on Earth. The Andes consist of a vast series of extremely high plateaus surmounted by even higher peaks that form an unbroken rampart over a distance of some 5,500 miles (8,900 kilometers)—from the southern tip…

Río de la Plata

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