Cloud forest

Connected Sites: 22

A cloud forest, also called a fog forest, is a generally tropical or subtropical evergreen montane moist forest characterized by a persistent, frequent or seasonal low-level cloud cover, usually at the canopy level. (wiki)

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Connected Sites

Alejandro de Humboldt National Park
Inscribed: 2001
3.16
36
3
Pitons of Reunion
Inscribed: 2010
3.65
63
3
Laurisilva of Madeira
Inscribed: 1999
3.30
136
7
Laurel Forest (Laurisilva), A Type Of Mountain Cloud Forest (Unep-Wcmc)
Yakushima
Inscribed: 1993
3.73
39
5
Temperate Cloud Forest
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Redwood
Redwood
United States of America
Inscribed: 1980
4.01
259
7
Temperate Cloud Forest
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Te Wahipounamu
Te Wahipounamu
New Zealand
Inscribed: 1986
4.19
158
11
Temperate Cloud Forest (Fiordland)
See En.Wikipedia.Org
Galapagos Islands
Inscribed: 1978
4.62
141
9
An Unusual Form Of Cloud Forest Is Found Between 1500m And 1700m On The Mountains And Volcanoes Of The Larger Islands (Unep-Wcmc)
See Www.Unep-Wcmc.Org
Sangay National Park
Inscribed: 1983
2.55
45
5
Manu National Park
Inscribed: 1987
3.74
36
5
Darien National Park
Inscribed: 1981
3.28
14
2
Rio Abiseo National Park
Inscribed: 1990
2.90
5
2
The Cloud Forest Is Considered A Relic Of The Preglacial Huallaga Pleistocene Refugium, And The Reason For The Area's High Degree Of Diversity And Endemism (Unep-Wcmc)
Machu Picchu
Inscribed: 1983
4.62
355
8
The Ruins Rise Just Above Cloud Forest (Unep-Wcmc)
Garajonay
Inscribed: 1986
3.19
109
6
Dense Dominant Cloud Forest Of El Cedro (Unep-Wcmc)
Komodo National Park
Inscribed: 1991
3.78
112
7
A Quasi Cloud-Forest Occurs Above 500m On Pinnacles (Unep-Wcmc)
Lorentz National Park
Inscribed: 1999
3.34
5
1
The Mid-Montane Zone Which Is Known As Cloud Or Mossy Forest, Is Dominated By Nothofagus Species And Starts About 1,500m (Unep-Wcmc)
Canaima National Park
Inscribed: 1994
3.74
37
3
The Cloud Forest On The Low Tepui Of Sierra De Lema Is One Of The Most Richly Endemic Areas (Unep-Wcmc)
Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley
Inscribed: 2018
3.00
56
5
Presence Of One Of The Few Areas Of Cloud Forest That Are Located In Mexico (Wiki)
Amami-Oshima Island
Inscribed: 2021
2.86
34
5
Mt. Yuwandake (694 M) In Amami-Oshima Island Is The Highest Peak In The Nominated Property, And Tokunoshima Island (A) Has Mt. Inokawadake With An Altitude Of 645 M. The Forests Of These Mountains That Are Located At The Height Of 500–600 M Or More Constitute Cloud Belts, Where Sunlight Is Limited And Air Humidity Is High. Similarly, On The Slopes Of Mt. Yonahadake (503 M), The Highest Peak In Okinawa Island, And Mt. Iyudake (446 M), There Are Cloud Forests. (Nomination Text, P. 30)
Kinabalu Park
Inscribed: 2000
3.26
128
6
Rainforests of the Atsinanana
Inscribed: 2007
3.49
50
3
Ranomafana Np: The Range Of Altitudes In The Park Produces A Variety Of Forest Types, Including Lowland Rainforest And Cloud Forest. (Wiki)
Blue and John Crow Mountains
Inscribed: 2015
2.59
57
3
"Supplementary Information Provided By The State Party Notes That The Nominated Property Consists Of Tropical, Montane Rainforest, Much Of Which Is Cloud Forest Between 850m And 2,256m." And "Above 2,000m The Forest Is Known As Elfin Forest Due To The Stunted And Gnarled Appearance Of The Trees Which Are Heavily Coated With Epiphytes Including Hanging Mosses, Ferns And Tiny Orchids." (Iucn Ev)
Marquesas Islands
Inscribed: 2024
3
0
"The Islands Are Extremely Rugged In Relief And Have A Diverse Landscape, Including Continuums Of Vegetation From The Coastline To The Island Peaks, And Areas Of Tropical Montane Cloud Forests." - Ab Evaluation