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Ecuador: rainforest
Why are rainforests so important?
Which came first—the rain or the rainforest?
tropical forests and deforestation
The struggle to protect the Congo basin rainforest
temperate rainforest Tropical rainforest
Glimpse the Amazon Rainforest's diverse wildlife, from anacondas and sloths to macaws and capybaras
Malaysia: rainforest Cameroon: rainforest
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Chutes d'Ekom - a waterfall on the Nkam river in the rainforest near Melong, in the western highlands of Cameroon in Africa.
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Ecuador: rainforest
Ecuador: rainforest Rainforest vegetation grows along the northern coast of Ecuador.

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rain forest

rainforest, luxuriant forest, generally composed of tall, broad-leaved trees and usually found in wet tropical uplands and lowlands around the Equator. A brief treatment of rainforests follows. For full treatment, see tropical forest. Rainforests usually occur in regions where there is a high annual rainfall of generally more than 1,800 mm (70 inches) and a hot and steamy climate. The trees found in these regions are evergreen. Rainforests may also be found in areas of the tropics in which a dry season occurs, such as the “dry rainforests” of northeastern Australia. In these regions annual rainfall is between 800 and ...(100 of 920 words)

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