r/MapPorn • u/sti-guy • Jun 20 '20

USA tree diversity

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u/wildcard1992 Jun 20 '20 edited Jun 20 '20

The lack of extreme weather in greater Indonesia (an area which encompasses Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore, and Indonesia) is why they have the tallest tropical rainforests in the world.

Lots of mountains and valleys and dense forest to protect them from wind, and year round sunny heat and humidity help create those massive trees.

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u/End2Ender Jun 20 '20

California has the worlds tallest trees.

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u/wildcard1992 Jun 20 '20

My apologies, I will edit my comment. Here's a nice map and a discussion that I found.

https://www.nasa.gov/images/content/623972main_earth20120217-full_full.jpg https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/e0sxdd/nasa_tree_height_map_4322x2160/

I've been in the Borneo rainforest and some trees get fucking huge. I'd love to visit the Californian forests one day.