The Alaskan Rainforest Is Large — and Largely Undeveloped. in Southeast Alaska Alone There Are Hundreds of Islands, 15,000 Miles of Coastline, over 19 Million...
The Alaskan rainforest is large — and largely undeveloped. In Southeast Alaska alone there are hundreds of islands, 15,000 miles of coastline, over 19 million land acres, and over 5 million acres of pristine old-growth rainforest.
Where are the rainforests in Alaska?
The Tongass National Forest (/ˈtɒŋɡəs/) in Southeast Alaska is the largest U.S. National Forest at 16.7 million acres (26,100 sq mi; 6,800,000 ha; 68,000 km2). Most of its area is temperate rain forest and is remote enough to be home to many species of endangered and rare flora and fauna.
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