Tropical Rainforest Locations In The World

The bulk of the worlds tropical rainforest occurs in the amazon basin in south america.

Tropical rainforest locations in the world. They grow in areas of high rainfall in West Central and East Africa. 25 of the worlds tropical rainforests are located in Southeast Asia and the. Other countries that have large areas of rainforest include Bolivia Cameroon Central African Republic Ecuador Gabon Guyana India Laos Malaysia Mexico Myanmar Papua New Guinea Republic of Congo Suriname and Venezuela.

Africas rainforests are under continual threat. The largest rainforests are in the Amazon in Brazil South America Demographic Republic of Congo Africa and Indonesia South East Asia. Temperate rainforests are found along the Pacific coast of the USA and Canada from northern California to Alaska in.

Igua in the Iguazu river on the border of Brazil and Argentina. Smaller rainforests are located in central america madagascar australia and nearby islands india and other locations in the. Rainforests typically receive over 2000mm of rain each year.

The Amazon is home to the greatest variety of plants and animals on Earth. The bulk of the worlds tropical rainforest occurs. Tropical america africa southeast asia madagascar and new guinea with smaller outliers in australia.

Tropical rainforests are found in Central and South America western and central Africa western India Southeast Asia the island of New Guinea and Australia. Tropical rain forests are found near the equator. Most of the tropical rain forests are found between the Tropic of Cancer 23 and the Tropic of Capricorn 23 S.

Map showing the worlds rainforests defined as primary forests in the tropics. The Amazon Rainforest is currently the largest tropical rainforest biome in the world. The amazon is home to the greatest variety of plants and animals on earth.