What is the only South American country with coasts on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean?

What is the only South American country with coasts on both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean?

• A. Brazil
• B. Colombia
• C. Peru
• D. Ecuador

Answer: (B)

Think about which country in South America borders two different seas. Colombia sits at the northwest corner of the continent and has a Caribbean Sea coastline to the north and a Pacific Ocean coastline to the west. You can see its dual access in major ports like Cartagena on the Caribbean side and Buenaventura on the Pacific side. No other South American country borders both seas: Brazil is along the Atlantic only, while Peru and Ecuador have Pacific coasts only, and Venezuela borders the Caribbean but not the Pacific. This combination makes Colombia the country that touches both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

Think about which country in South America borders two different seas. Colombia sits at the northwest corner of the continent and has a Caribbean Sea coastline to the north and a Pacific Ocean coastline to the west. You can see its dual access in major ports like Cartagena on the Caribbean side and Buenaventura on the Pacific side. No other South American country borders both seas: Brazil is along the Atlantic only, while Peru and Ecuador have Pacific coasts only, and Venezuela borders the Caribbean but not the Pacific. This combination makes Colombia the country that touches both the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean.