El Cono sur

Question

The countries of Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay are known as El Cono sur. Literally translated it is "the southern cone". Why'

Answer 1

South America below the tropic of Capricorn.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0908193.html

Answer 2

Kathleen said:

Quentin said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_ConeSorry, I should have included the link. What they are showing is that the Southern part of Brazil is sometimes included in the El Cono Sur.

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Answer 3

Quentin said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_ConeSorry, I should have included the link. What they are showing is that the Southern part of Brazil is sometimes included in the El Cono Sur.

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Answer 4

Quentin said:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_ConeSorry, I should have included the link. What they are showing is that the Southern part of Brazil is sometimes included in the El Cono Sur.

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Answer 5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Cone

Sorry, I should have included the link. What they are showing is that the Southern part of Brazil is sometimes included in the El Cono Sur.

Answer 6

Hi Quentin
I'm wondering where the map you posted came from. I was wracking my tiny brain trying to figure out what country that was in between Uruguay and Brazil,and touching Paraguay, on the East coast, in light green. In all the maps I compared it to it's part of Brazil.

Quentin said:

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Answer 7

Answer 8

lazarus1907 said:

Have a look at the shape in a map. and you'll see why.

I did not think the answer was that obvious. I guess I'm making it too difficult on myself.

Answer 9

Have a look at the shape in a map. and you'll see why.