What are the Top 10 oldest forests in the world?
Here is a list of the oldest forests in the world.
Forest | Age | Location | Forest Type | |
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1. | Daintree Rainforest | 180 million years | QUeensland, Australia | Tropical Rainforest |
2. | Borneo Lowland Rainforest | 140 million years | Borneo | Tropical and Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
3. | Taman Negara | 130 million years | Malaysia | Tropical Rainforest |
4. | Amazon Rainforest | 55 million years | Brazil South America | Moist Broadleaf Tropical Rainforest |
5. | Caspian Hyrcanian Mixed Forests | 25-50 million years | Iran | Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests |
6. | Réunion National Park | 2-2.5 million years | Island of Réunion | Low-Altitude Tropical Rainforest |
7. | Kakamega Forest | 2 million years | Kenya | Tropical Rainforest |
8. | Pando | 80,000 years | Utah, United States | Clonal Colony of Quaking Aspen |
9. | Yakushima Forest | 7,000 years | Yakushima, Japan | Warm-Temperate Ancient Forest |
10. | Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest | 5,000 Years | California, United States | Bristlecone Pine Forest |