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the largest rainforest is present in which continent


P.naga teja sree 3rd Sep, 2020
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GeetikaGupta 3rd Sep, 2020

Hello,

The world's largest rainforest is The Amazon Rainforest. It is present in South America . It includes parts of nine countries i.e Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, , Suriname, and French covering nearly 40% of South America. It is also known as Amazonia or Amazon Jungle.

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Shubham Dhane 3rd Sep, 2020

Hello,

Amazon Rainforest which is present in South America is the largest rain forest.  It is the world's largest rainforest and spans nine countries in total, covering 40% of South America. The Amazon represents over half of the planet's remaining rainforests and is home to an estimated 390 billion individual trees divided into 16,000 species. It has an area of 5,500,000 km² . It is the world's largest tropical rainforest, also known as Amazonia or Amazon Jungle.

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