Mountains and Mountain Forests

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Land area in different classes of mountainous terrain (km2)
>= 4500m
3500- 4500m
2500- 3500m
1500- 2500m & slope>=2°
1000- 1500m & slope >=5° or local elevation range >300
300-1000m & local elevation range >300
TOTAL
38
968
67127
353586
259367
412215
1093301

Map: Edwards M., Kapos V., May I., Ravilious C
Projection: Mollweide
Source: GTOPO30 and Forest Coverage Dataset

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