Tropical Rainforest Locations In The World

25 of the worlds tropical rainforests are located in Southeast Asia and the.

Tropical rainforest locations in the world. Tropical rainforests are found in Southeast Asia Sub-Saharan Africa South America Central America Australia and the Pacific Islands. The amazon is home to the greatest variety of plants and animals on earth. Rain forests are found on parts of the following continents.

The Amazon jungle is the worlds largest tropical rainforest. Tropical rain forests are found near the equator. Over 3 ½ million square kilometres of Africa is tropical forest.

A 15 of all the worlds plants and birds and about 110 of all mammal species are found there. There are only two seasons in a tropical rainforest the wet season and the dry season. Tropical rainforests are mainly located between the latitudes of 235N the Tropic of Cancer and 235S the Tropic of Capricornthe tropics.

18 of the worlds tropical forests are found in Africa. The bulk of the worlds tropical rainforest occurs. They are hot and wet all.

However about 80 of the worlds documented species can be found in tropical rainforests. Smaller rainforests are located in central america madagascar australia and nearby islands india and other locations in the. The Amazon is home to the greatest variety of plants and animals on Earth.

Map showing the worlds rainforests defined as primary forests in the tropics. Tropical america africa southeast asia madagascar and new guinea with smaller outliers in australia. Most of the tropical rain forests are found between the Tropic of Cancer 23 and the Tropic of Capricorn 23 S.