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Rainforests are mostly located near the Equator, but there are also rainforests in other parts of the world.

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Where are rain forestes?

Where Are Rainforests Located?Tropical rainforests are located near the equator. Fifty seven percent of all tropical rainforests are found in Latin America. One third of the world's tropical rainforests are in Brazil. Other tropical rainforests are located in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands (25% of the world's tropical rainforests) and West Africa (18%).


In which parts of the world are the tropical rainforests?

the rainforests in the world that are tropical are the rainforests between the tropics of cancer and the tropics of Capricorn (witch are either side of the equator, the hottest part of the world).


Which part of the world has rainforests?

Rainforests are found around the equator, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.


Where are rain forests located?

Where Are Rainforests Located?Tropical rainforests are located near the equator. Fifty seven percent of all tropical rainforests are found in Latin America. One third of the world's tropical rainforests are in Brazil. Other tropical rainforests are located in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands (25% of the world's tropical rainforests) and West Africa (18%).


What part of the world do gorillas live in?

Gorillas are native to the rainforests of Africa.


Where are the world's rain forests?

Tropical rainforests are located near the equator. Fifty seven percent of all tropical rainforests are found in Latin America. One third of the world's tropical rainforests are in Brazil. Other tropical rainforests are located in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands (25% of the world's tropical rainforests) and West Africa (18%).


What percentage of rainforests remaining are located in the neotropics?

what percentage of rainforests remaing are located in the neotropics


What are all the rainforests in the world called and located?

Amazon, in Brazil, and the rest I don't know.


Where are world locations of the rainforest?

Where Are Rainforests Located?Tropical rainforests are located near the equator. Fifty seven percent of all tropical rainforests are found in Latin America. One third of the world's tropical rainforests are in Brazil. Other tropical rainforests are located in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands (25% of the world's tropical rainforests) and West Africa (18%).Temperate rainforests are found along some coasts in temperate zones. The largest temperate rainforests are found on the Pacific coast of North America. They stretch from Oregon to Alaska for 1,200 miles. Smaller temperate rainforests can be found on the southeast coast of Chile in South America. There are a few other coastal strips with temperate rainforests, including small areas in the United Kingdom, Norway, Japan, New Zealand, and southern Australia.


Where are tropical rainforests located in Africa?

No, Europe does not have tropical rainforests. No part of Europe is within the tropics. Southern Spain, Sicily, and Crete are the locations farthest south and none extend much south of 35 degrees N latitude.


Where are Equatorial rainforests located and why are they located there?

Difficult to answer without getting specific, but a general answer might be: Equatorial rainforests are located between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn (±23.5 deg lat) in continental areas that receive considerable rainfall. That is usually on the side of the incoming prevailing winds.


Where are Tasmanian rainforest's located?

Tasmania has several rainforests. They are not tropical rainforests, of course, but cool temperate rainforests. Many of these rainforests are not named, but one of them is Russell Falls - Mt Field National Park, Tasmania.