temperate rainforest
noun
variants
or less commonly temperate rain forest
plural temperate rainforests also temperate rain forests
: woodland of a usually rather mild climatic area within the temperate zone that receives heavy rainfall, usually includes numerous kinds of trees, and is distinguished from a tropical rainforest especially by the presence of a dominant tree
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South America fractures into a puzzle of fjords and channels at the southernmost tip of the continent, the Brunswick Peninsula, in Chile’s Magallanes Region, where the future park will protect temperate rainforests, shrublands, and vast carbon-capturing peat bogs.
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Mark Johanson, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026
Nantahala National Forest is located in western North Carolina and makes up part of the Appalachian temperate rainforest.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
The rainforest in Yakushima A temperate rainforest stretches across the sub-tropical island, which is another UNESCO World Heritage.
—Tokyo Halfie, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2023
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Mark Johanson, Outside, 14 Mar. 2026
Nantahala National Forest is located in western North Carolina and makes up part of the Appalachian temperate rainforest.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
The rainforest in Yakushima A temperate rainforest stretches across the sub-tropical island, which is another UNESCO World Heritage.
—Tokyo Halfie, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2023
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