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Tropical Rain Forest Map

Map: Earth's tropical rainforests

Data courtesy World Wildlife Fund
 Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forest

These moist forests are found between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. They include tropical rain forests, like the Amazon, as well as moist deciduous forests, like those found in eastern India.

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