Top 10 largest forests in the world

Top 10 largest forests in the world

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Amazon Rainforest - Located in South America (Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana) with an area of 6.7 million square kilometers approx.

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Congo Rainforest - Located in Central Africa (Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, and Angola) with an area of 2 million square kilometers approx.

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New Guinea Forest - The largest tropical island rainforest in the world, located on the island of New Guinea, shared by Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. It covers 750,000 square kilometers and is home to over 6,000 plant species and over 1,000 bird species.

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Valdivian Temperate Rainforest - Located in Chile and Argentina with an area of approximately 248,100 square kilometers.

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Tongass National Forest - Located in Alaska, USA with an area of approximately 68,062 square kilometers.

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Sundarbans Forest - Located in Bangladesh and India with an area of approximately 10,000 square kilometers, the Sundarbans is the world's largest mangrove forest.

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Tropical Forest China - Xishuangbanna is one of China's largest and most biologically diverse tropical forests, located in the southern province of Yunnan. Covering 19,000 square kilometers, it's home to over 5,000 plant species and various wildlife.

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Daintree Rainforest - Located in Queensland, Australia, this rainforest covers approximately 1,200 square kilometers and is home to an incredible range of plant and animal species, including the rare southern cassowary.

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Kinabalu Forest - In Malaysia on Borneo island, it's one of the most biodiverse forests with over 5,000 plant species and endangered species. Home to Mount Kinabalu. Cloud Forest - Located in the Andes mountains, South America. It's high-elevation forest, home to diverse plant and animal species.

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Cloud Forest - Located in the Andes mountains, South America. It's high-elevation forest, home to diverse plant and animal species.

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