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Where are the largest savanna regions located around the world?
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Savanna
A savanna marked with acacia trees in Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. Africa's Serengeti Plain is commonly used as an example of the savanna biome—a hot, seasonally dry ecological region characterized by an open tree canopy (i.e., scattered trees) above an understory of continuous grasses.
The largest savanna regions are located across several continents, primarily in tropical areas situated 8° to 20° from the Equator.123
The most extensive savanna areas are found in:
- Africa: Home to vast savanna landscapes that function as a grassland assemblage featuring scattered trees.14
- South America: Contains significant savanna regions where soil conditions often prevent the development of closed forests.12
- Australia: Features savannas dominated by sclerophyllous vegetation, such as various species of Eucalyptus.15
- India: Supports savanna vegetation that has been extensively influenced and altered by human activity.15
- The Myanmar–Thailand region in Asia: These areas, along with those in tropical America, are often characterized as attenuated rainforests.14
- Madagascar: Also hosts significant savanna regions.1
These regions generally serve as environmental transition zones between rainforests and deserts, characterized by alternating wet and dry seasons.23