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Available in 72 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-72" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">72 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watermassa" title="Watermassa – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Watermassa" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-als mw-list-item"><a href="https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gew%C3%A4sser" title="Gewässer – Alemannic" lang="gsw" hreflang="gsw" data-title="Gewässer" data-language-autonym="Alemannisch" data-language-local-name="Alemannic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Alemannisch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%AD_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A" title="مسطح مائي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مسطح مائي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-frp mw-list-item"><a href="https://frp.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%88tendua_d%E2%80%99%C3%A9goua" title="Ètendua d’égoua – Arpitan" lang="frp" hreflang="frp" data-title="Ètendua d’égoua" data-language-autonym="Arpetan" data-language-local-name="Arpitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Arpetan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BF" title="জলরাশি – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="জলরাশি" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ba mw-list-item"><a href="https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%BA%D1%8B%D1%83_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D1%8B" title="Һыу объекты – Bashkir" lang="ba" hreflang="ba" data-title="Һыу объекты" data-language-autonym="Башҡортса" data-language-local-name="Bashkir" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Башҡортса</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bh mw-list-item"><a href="https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0" title="जलभंडार – Bhojpuri" lang="bh" hreflang="bh" data-title="जलभंडार" data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bcl mw-list-item"><a href="https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawas_nin_tubig" title="Lawas nin tubig – Central Bikol" lang="bcl" hreflang="bcl" data-title="Lawas nin tubig" data-language-autonym="Bikol Central" data-language-local-name="Central Bikol" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bikol Central</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD_%D0%B1%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%BD" title="Воден басейн – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Воден басейн" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ledennad_dour" title="Ledennad dour – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Ledennad dour" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massa_d%27aigua" title="Massa d'aigua – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Massa d'aigua" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D1%8B%D0%B2%D0%BB%C4%83%D1%85" title="Шывлăх – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Шывлăх" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodn%C3%AD_plocha" title="Vodní plocha – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Vodní plocha" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandmasse" title="Vandmasse – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Vandmasse" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gew%C3%A4sser" title="Gewässer – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Gewässer" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-dsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://dsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C3%B3dy" title="Wódy – Lower Sorbian" lang="dsb" hreflang="dsb" data-title="Wódy" data-language-autonym="Dolnoserbski" data-language-local-name="Lower Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dolnoserbski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veekogu" title="Veekogu – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Veekogu" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_of_water" title="Body of water – English" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Body of water" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuerpo_de_agua" title="Cuerpo de agua – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Cuerpo de agua" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akvejo" title="Akvejo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Akvejo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%87%D9%86%D9%87_%D8%A2%D8%A8%DB%8C" title="پهنه آبی – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پهنه آبی" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89tendue_d%27eau" title="Étendue d'eau – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Étendue d'eau" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpo_de_auga" title="Corpo de auga – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Corpo de auga" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gu mw-list-item"><a href="https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%9C%E0%AA%B3_%E0%AA%B8%E0%AA%82%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%9A%E0%AA%A8%E0%AA%BE" title="જળ સંરચના – Gujarati" lang="gu" hreflang="gu" data-title="જળ સંરચના" data-language-autonym="ગુજરાતી" data-language-local-name="Gujarati" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ગુજરાતી</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%88%98%EC%97%AD" title="수역 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="수역" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jikin_Ruwa" title="Jikin Ruwa – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Jikin Ruwa" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF" title="जल निकाय – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="जल निकाय" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hsb mw-list-item"><a href="https://hsb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wod%C5%BAizna" title="Wodźizna – Upper Sorbian" lang="hsb" hreflang="hsb" data-title="Wodźizna" data-language-autonym="Hornjoserbsce" data-language-local-name="Upper Sorbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hornjoserbsce</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ilo mw-list-item"><a href="https://ilo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagi_ti_danum" title="Bagi ti danum – Iloko" lang="ilo" hreflang="ilo" data-title="Bagi ti danum" data-language-autonym="Ilokano" data-language-local-name="Iloko" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ilokano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perairan" title="Perairan – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Perairan" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vatnshlot" title="Vatnshlot – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Vatnshlot" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%D7%95%D7%A3_%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9D" title="גוף מים – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="גוף מים" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AC%E1%83%A7%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%94%E1%83%95%E1%83%98" title="წყალსატევი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="წყალსატევი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-csb mw-list-item"><a href="https://csb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akwen" title="Akwen – Kashubian" lang="csb" hreflang="csb" data-title="Akwen" data-language-autonym="Kaszëbsczi" data-language-local-name="Kashubian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kaszëbsczi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%83%D1%83_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B8" title="Суу объекти – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Суу объекти" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ltg mw-list-item"><a href="https://ltg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iudi%C5%86tvere" title="Iudiņtvere – Latgalian" lang="ltg" hreflang="ltg" data-title="Iudiņtvere" data-language-autonym="Latgaļu" data-language-local-name="Latgalian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latgaļu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpus_aquae" title="Corpus aquae – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Corpus aquae" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vandens_telkinys" title="Vandens telkinys – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Vandens telkinys" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Водна површина – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Водна површина" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%B7%D8%AD_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%89" title="مسطح مائى – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="مسطح مائى" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jasad_air" title="Jasad air – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Jasad air" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterlichaam" title="Waterlichaam – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Waterlichaam" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B0%B4%E5%9F%9F" title="水域 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="水域" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vassmasse" title="Vassmasse – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Vassmasse" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suv_havzasi" title="Suv havzasi – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Suv havzasi" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pa mw-list-item"><a href="https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%9C%E0%A8%B2_%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%AE%E0%A9%82%E0%A8%B9" title="ਜਲ ਸਮੂਹ – Punjabi" lang="pa" hreflang="pa" data-title="ਜਲ ਸਮੂਹ" data-language-autonym="ਪੰਜਾਬੀ" data-language-local-name="Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ਪੰਜਾਬੀ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%A8%DB%8C_%D8%AC%D8%B3%D9%85" title="آبی جسم – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="آبی جسم" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akwen" title="Akwen – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Akwen" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corpo_de_%C3%A1gua" title="Corpo de água – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Corpo de água" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%8A%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82" title="Водный объект – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Водный объект" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouk_o_watter" title="Bouk o watter – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Bouk o watter" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-si mw-list-item"><a href="https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B6%A2%E0%B6%BD_%E0%B7%83%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%9A%E0%B6%B1%E0%B7%8A%E0%B6%B0" title="ජල ස්කන්ධ – Sinhala" lang="si" hreflang="si" data-title="ජල ස්කන්ධ" data-language-autonym="සිංහල" data-language-local-name="Sinhala" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>සිංහල</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vodno_telo" title="Vodno telo – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Vodno telo" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C_%D8%A6%D8%A7%D9%88%DB%8C" title="کۆمای ئاوی – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="کۆمای ئاوی" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%80%D1%88%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0" title="Водена површина – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Водена површина" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesimuodostuma" title="Vesimuodostuma – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Vesimuodostuma" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tl mw-list-item"><a href="https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anyong_tubig" 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title="New Guinea">New Guinea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tasmania" title="Tasmania">Tasmania</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zealandia" title="Zealandia">Zealandia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melanesia" title="Melanesia">Melanesia</a> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Island_Melanesia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Island Melanesia (not yet started)">Island Melanesia</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Micronesia" title="Micronesia">Micronesia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Near_Oceania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Near Oceania (not yet started)">Near Oceania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polynesia" title="Polynesia">Polynesia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Remote_Oceania&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Remote Oceania (not yet started)">Remote Oceania</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a></th><td 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title="The Guianas">The Guianas</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Latin_America_and_the_Caribbean&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Latin America and the Caribbean (not yet started)">Latin America and the Caribbean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Cone" title="Southern Cone">Southern Cone</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patagonia" title="Patagonia">Patagonia</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lists_of_islands&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lists of islands (not yet started)">Islands</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">By <a href="/wiki/Continent" title="Continent">continent</a></th><td 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