Temperate rainforest
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Temperate rain forests are rain forests with coniferous or broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive heavy rain.
Western hemlock rainforest, Gwaii Haanas, Canada
Humid temperate rainforest in Termas Geométricas near Coñaripe, Chile
Canopy of Olympic National Park, Washington State
Temperate rainforest in the Mount Hood Wilderness, Oregon, US. This area, on the west side of the mountain, receives close to 100 inches (2,500 mm) of rain per year.
The Pacific temperate rainforests of western North America is one of the largest temperate rain forest regions on the planet. The Pacific temperate rainforests lie along the western side of the Pacifi
Temperate rainforest
…broadleaf forests that occur in the temperate zone and receive heavy rain. Temperate rain forests occur in oceanic moist regions around the world: the Pacific temperate rain forests of the North American Pacific Northwest as well as the Appalachian temperate rain forest in the Appalachian region of the United States; the Valdivian…
Temperate rain forests, such as this in British Columbia's Vancouver Island, often grow right up to the shoreline.
Dense growths of epiphytes and mosses cover the trees, and the understory vegetation is lush.
A view of the West Coast Trail, one of the three regions of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.