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Explain about the Transport of South America.

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Transport:

Unlike North America, South America still does not have an adequately integrated transportation network. Significant efforts have been made to improve both the connection within the countries and the linkages between them. 

Roadways:

1. South America has an extensive and rapidly expanding network of roads.

2. A Road linking Venezuela and Brazil allows north to south movement through the Amazon Basin.

3. Brazil continues to have the largest network of roads belonging to the Pan American Highway System which extends throughout the Americas.

Railways:

1. In most South American countries, railways have lost their dominant position of the major mode of transportation and have been replaced by the road networks that have developed rapidly since the 1960 s.

2. Moreover, rail transport is plagued by operational problems as well as by obsolete equipment.

3. Many countries have two or more track gauges which impedes the efficient integration of the rails system.

Waterways: 

1. Seaways have long been a vital component of the transport systems of South American countries. 

2. Majority of imports and exports to and from the continent are moved by ship. South America has a number of outstanding natural harbours.

3. There are two inland waterways system of international importance. They are The Paraguay – Uruguay basin which includes territory in four countries and The Amazon basin which includes six countries. Each has several thousand miles of navigable waterways.

Airways:

1. Airways have developed rapidly since World War II.

2. The increase is particularly significant with respect to passenger traffic and also handling of bulky freights.

3. All the South America capitals and most of the large cities are linked by direct air services to the major traffic centres of the United States and Europe.

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