Claim: South America isn't home to the largest continental mountain range in the world.
Evidence: The geography of western South America is dominated by the Andes mountains ; in contrast , the eastern part contains both highland regions and large lowlands where rivers such as the Amazon , Orinoco , and Paraná flow.
The Andes or Andean Mountains -LRB- Cordillera de los Andes -RRB- are the longest continental mountain range in the world.