Mountains and Mountain Forests
South America
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
|
|
154542
|
583848
|
374380
|
454417
|
465061
|
970707
|
3002955
|
Map:
Edwards M., Kapos V., May I., Ravilious C
Projection: Mollweide
Source: GTOPO30 and Forest Coverage Dataset
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