Yesterday I learned that the amazon is not the largest forest in the world, I thought it was important to share with you too!
What is the largest forest in the world?Its called the Boreal forest or Taiga Forest (pronounced Tiger) and composes 1/3 of all the trees in the world. Taigan trees start growing above the arctic circle where they take more than 50yrs to grow bigger than a sapling because they only receive sun light for 1 month per year. The taiga is found throughout the high northern latitudes, between the tundra, and the temperate forest, mostly from 52°N to 66°N, but with considerable regional variation and reaching 70°N in some areas. The Taiga generates enough oxygen on its own to regenerate all the oxygen for the entire planet.
More interesting facts:
What is the largest evergreen forest in the world?Its Amazon forests
What is the largest forest in India?Sundarbans
What was the largest forest fire in the US? The US had it's largest forest fire in 1871. The fire burned from October 8-14. Over 1,500 people lost their lives and over 3.8 million acres burned
Where is the largest birch forest? The largest stand of birch is in central Pennsylvania, just east of Cook Forest. The largest Elk herd east of Yellowstone is also in the area.
Which country has largest forest area?Russia
Which forest is the largest in the world?The Congo Basin is Africa’s largest contiguous forest and the second-largest tropical rainforest in the world. Covering about 695,000 square miles, this swamp-struck tropical forest covers portions of Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Exceeded in size only by the Amazon, the Congo Basin rainforest supports some 10,000 kinds of plants and a huge variety of animals
What is the largest mangrove forest in the world?The Sundarbans is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. The Sunderbans is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, most of which is situated in Bangladesh with the remainder in India
The tallest tree in the world?It's a coast redwood from California, called Hyperion, that measures an incredible 115.61m tall. The largest tree in the world by volume is a giant sequoia called General Sherman which has a trunk 10m round and contains an estimated 1486 cubic metres of wood.
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