Tropical Rainforest Locations Around The World
They grow in areas of high rainfall in West Central and East Africa.
Tropical rainforest locations around the world. The rainforests of Asia stretch from India and Burma in the west to Malaysia and the islands of Java and Borneo in the east. Over 3 ½ million square kilometres of Africa is tropical forest. Tropical rainforests follow the Equator around the world.
A tropical rainforest typically has several layers such as the emergent canopy understory and forest floor each with different types of plants and animals adapted for life in that. The amazon is home to the greatest variety of plants and animals on earth. Igua in the Iguazu river on the border of Brazil and Argentina.
Tropical rainforests cover only about 7 of the Earths surface. The largest rainforests are in the Amazon in Brazil South America Demographic Republic of Congo Africa and Indonesia South East Asia. 18 of the worlds tropical forests are found in Africa.
There are rainforests in South and Central America Africa Oceania the islands around Australia and Asia. Bangladesh has the largest area of mangrove forests in the world. Tropical america africa southeast asia madagascar and new guinea with smaller outliers in australia.
Total 18 are located in West Africa. They are hot and wet all. These forests are quite common in the tropical regions.
The worlds most famous rain forests including the Amazon Rainforest are found in South America. Smaller rainforests are located in Central America Madagascar Australia and nearby islands India and other locations in the tropics. Rainforests typically receive over 2000mm of rain each year.