African rainforest
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The African Rainforest is a large expanse of equatorial rainforest at the center of the African continent. The dense forest begins south of the plains region of the Sahel and a region of more sparse forest. It covers the southernmost part of West Africa, including most of the Guinea coast. It extends south covering most of the Congo. To the east the higher elevation of the Great Lakes limits the forest.
The African rainforest is home to more than 26,274 types of plants it is the home of the chimpanzee and the gorilla, compared to 90,000 in South America. The cause of this gap between South America and the African rainforest has been ascribed to the degrading effect of significant climate changes.
