The Amazon forest is the world’s largest rainforest. Let us tell you that 20% of the world’s oxygen comes from here. Do you know which countries the Amazon forest is spread to? Today we will tell you how much area the Amazon forest is spread over and what is the most special thing about this forest.
Amazon forest
Let us tell you that the Amazon forest is also called the lungs of the earth. Because 20 percent of the world’s oxygen is obtained from here. Not only this, this forest is spread from South America to Brazil in 2.1 million square miles.
Many species of trees and plants
The Amazon forest is also called the world’s most dangerous and beautiful forest. The reason for this is that all the dangerous animals of the world are present here. It is a storehouse of biodiversity. Millions of species of trees and plants are found here. Some trees and plants are such that they are not found in any other country of the world. According to information, there are 390 billion trees here, which have more than 16 thousand species. Not only this, more than 400 primitive tribes also live here. These tribes have no connection with the outside world.
Dangerous animals
According to scientists, many dangerous animals are found in the Amazon forest. These include poisonous snakes, small animals like ants, scorpions, tigers, cats and various other animals. Common people are afraid of entering this forest because this is such a dense forest that if you get lost in it once, it will be difficult to get out. Apart from this, there is also a danger of dangerous animals in the forest. Let us tell you that you can see one-third of all the living creatures on earth together in the Amazon forests.
Millions-Billions of Insects
The insects of the Amazon forests are much talked about all over the world. According to the information, there are so many thousands of types of insects and animals found here that scientists have come to know about only a few percent of them till now. The bullet ants here are also very dangerous. More than 3 thousand species of spiders are found in this forest, most of which are poisonous. Among these, the tarantula spider is considered the most dangerous.
Carbon
Let us tell you that Leeds University did a research in the year 2017. In this, it was found that the amount of carbon absorbed by the Amazon basin is equal to the emissions made by many countries. According to a report by National Geographic, the Amazon rainforest not only affects the regional water cycle, but it also affects the global scale. The way rain falls in the Amazon forests, it reaches the corners of the mountains through the regions. According to a report, the Amazon rainforest has the capacity to produce half of the rain it receives.
Amazon forest reaches these countries
Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world. This forest passes through 9 countries. About 60 percent of these forests pass through Brazil, 13 percent Peru, 10 percent Colombia and the rest passes through Ecuador, Guyana, Venezuela, Bolivia, Surinam and French Guyana.
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