Tropical Rainforest Locations In The World
Smaller rainforests are located in central america madagascar australia and nearby islands india and other locations in the.
Tropical rainforest locations in the world. The bulk of the worlds tropical rainforest occurs. Temperate rainforests are found along the Pacific coast of the USA and Canada from northern California to Alaska in. Map showing the worlds rainforests defined as primary forests in the tropics.
Rain forests are found on parts of the following continents. Tropical rainforests are also found in Hawaii. The largest rainforests are in the Amazon in Brazil South America Demographic Republic of Congo Africa and Indonesia South East Asia.
Igua in the Iguazu river on the border of Brazil and Argentina. 18 of the worlds tropical forests are found in Africa. Rainforests typically receive over 2000mm of rain each year.
The Amazon jungle is the worlds largest tropical rainforest. Tropical rainforests are found in Southeast Asia Sub-Saharan Africa South America Central America Australia and the Pacific Islands. Tropical america africa southeast asia madagascar and new guinea with smaller outliers in australia.
Over 3 ½ million square kilometres of Africa is tropical forest. Tropical rainforests are mainly located between the latitudes of 235N the Tropic of Cancer and 235S the Tropic of Capricornthe tropics. Rainforests are located in the tropical climate region.
The bulk of the worlds tropical rainforest occurs in the amazon basin in south america. The forest covers the basin of the Amazon the worlds second longest river. The Amazon is home to the greatest variety of plants and animals on Earth.