Forests cover a large part of the world. Each forest is a natural home and shelter for living species of trees and wild animals. These forests are located mainly across the world. In terms of size, these forests can be divided into different serials. In today’s episode, we will show the top 10 largest forests in the world.
10. Sinharaja Forest Reserve
Sinharaja Forest Reserve is the number 10th largest forest in the world. It is one of the last remaining least disturbed rainforests of Sri Lanka. UNESCO designated it as a World Biosphere in 1978. Many endemic wildlife species contain more than 50 percent of endemic butterflies and mammals and different types of reptiles, insects, and rare amphibians of Sri Lanka. The total area of this largest forest is about 34 Square Miles.
09. Mindo-Nambillo Cloud Forest
Mindo-Nambillo Cloud Forest is the 9th largest forest in the world. It is a sprawling beautiful forest in Mindo, and it is located in the Andes Mountains. It graces Ecuador as a salient ecological site and a beautiful tourist attraction. The total area of this forest is about 74 Square Miles. The Mindo Forest area was home to over 1,600 various types of winged animals, frogs, and different creatures.
08 Kinabalu National Park
Kinabalu National Park is the number 8th largest forest in the world. Kinabalu was Malaysia’s first National Park, and it is located on the northern end of Borneo. It surrounds the highest mountain, called Mount Kinabalu. Which is the youngest non-volcanic mountain in the world. The total area of this forest is about 291 square miles. We can spot the rare orangutan, proboscis monkeys, pygmy elephants, and saltwater crocodiles during the river cruise.
07. Daintree Forest
Daintree Forest is the number 7th largest forest in the world. This forest is located in Australia, and it is a World Heritage site by UNESCO. It has over 3,000 species in Daintree Rainforest, and over 395 are considered rare or threatened species. The total area of this area is about 463 square miles. The Mossman River, Bloomfield River, and the Daintree River are the three main rivers in the Daintree forest. There are more than 12,000 different insect species.
06. Xishuangbanna Rainforest
Xishuangbanna Rainforest is the number 6th largest forest in the world. It is one of the most safeguarded tropical rainforests globally, and it is situated in the southwest part of Yunnan Province in Southern China. This forest is divided into more subtypes and consists of no eight kinds of vegetation. The total area of this forest is about 927 square miles. It has more than 3,500 types of scientifically recorded flora as well as fauna.
05. Sundarbans Forest
The Sundarbans is the 5th largest forest in the world. The location of this forest covers the southern part of Bangladesh and parts of India. This 361-square-mile forest is the largest mangrove forest in the world. Deer, monkeys, foxes, snakes, and the famous Royal Bengal Tiger are the main animals of this forest. The main trees of this forest are Gewa, Garan, Sundari, and Keora. There are a total of 245 classes and 334 species of plants in this mangrove forest.
04. Tongas Forest
Tongas are the 4th largest forest in the world. The location of this forest is in Alaska, USA. About a third of the region of this forest is managed as complete wilderness. Its glaciers are the biggest tourist attractions in the area. These Tongass forests are the product of the uttermost climatic factors. It is the largest rainforest in North America at 26,100 square miles. It is home to salmon, steelhead trout, brown bears, black bears, gray wolves, and black-tailed deer. The oldest tree in the forest is Hemlock, each about 1,000 years old.
03. Valdivian Rain Forest
The Valdivian Rain Forest is the 3rd largest forest in the world. Located between Chile and Argentina, the forest covers an area of 95,600 square miles. This forest is dominated by mainly Antarctic trees. Evergreen trees usually grow the most in this forest. Monkey puzzles and a few types of ferns and bamboo are abundant in this forest. The main animals of this forest are wild bulls, wolves, monkeys, and snakes. It is among the most beautiful and largest forests globally because it is considered a biogeography island. This massive forest contains many national parks, lakes, beaches, rivers, islands, and hiking trails.
02. Congo Rainforest
The Congo RainForest is the second-largest forest in our world. It covers an area of 6,081,249 square miles. the forest covers several countries, including Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, and Guyana. The forest contains about 10,000 species of plants, 400 species of mammals, 600 species of fish, and one thousand species of birds. The main animals of this forest are chimpanzees, wild elephants, gorillas, peacocks, white rhinos, and pangolins. Humans never see many parts of it, because the Congo Rainforest has vegetation that is so dense.
01. Amazon Forest
The largest forest in the world is the Amazon RainForest. It covers an area of 2.3 million square miles. this vast forest is spread over several other countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia, and Guyana. The Amazon, the second-longest river in the world, flows through this huge forest. At least 3,000 species of fish and other aquatic animals live in this river. The Amazon forest is famous for its terrifying creatures, including pythons, anacondas, and jaguars. The Amazon forest produces 20 percent of the world’s oxygen for our living.
