Misiones rainforest

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The Misiones rainforest is a subtropical forest in northeastern Argentina renowned for its rich biodiversity, red-soil landscapes, and iconic Iguazú Falls.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf rainforest
subtropical forest
biome tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest
borderedBy Paraná River
Uruguay River
containsProtectedArea Iguazú National Park
Urugua-í Provincial Park
Yabotí Biosphere Reserve
country Argentina
hasAverageTemperatureRange warm year-round
hasBiodiversityLevel high
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasConservationStatus threatened
hasEcosystemType subtropical rainforest
hasEndemismLevel high
hasFauna harpy eagle
howler monkey
jaguar
tapir
toucan
hasFlora Araucaria
surface form: Araucaria angustifolia

Ilex paraguariensis
bromeliads
orchids
hasLandmark Iguazu Falls
surface form: Iguazú Falls
hasMainTourismActivity ecotourism
hasMainTourismAttraction Iguazu Falls
surface form: Iguazú Falls
hasRiver Iguazu River
surface form: Iguazú River

Urugua-í River
hasSeasonality rainfall distributed throughout the year
hasSoilType red soil
hasUNESCOStatus part of Iguazú National Park World Heritage Site
isHabitatFor endangered species such as the jaguar
knownFor Iguazu Falls
surface form: Iguazú Falls

red-soil landscapes
rich biodiversity
languageRegion Spanish-speaking region
locatedIn Argentina
Misiones Province
locatedInRegion northeastern Argentina
partOf Atlantic Forest biome
surface form: Atlantic Forest

Atlantic Forest biome
surface form: Upper Paraná Atlantic Forest ecoregion
sharesEcoregionWith Brazil
Paraguay
supportsActivity yerba mate cultivation in surrounding areas
threatenedBy agricultural expansion
deforestation
illegal logging
vegetationType dense evergreen forest

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Mesopotamia (Argentine region) contains Misiones rainforest