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Tropical rainforest climate

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Vivid Fumaroles from Gouffre Tarissan

Madeleine-Soufrière volcanic massif, Vieux-Habitants, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, France
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View of the main shaft from east.

Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Vatukoula Gold Field, Ba, Viti Levu, Fiji
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Signpost

Meetiyagoda, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
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Vivid Fumaroles from Gouffre Tarissan

Madeleine-Soufrière volcanic massif, Vieux-Habitants, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, France
04535360017271980288416.jpg
View of the main shaft from east.

Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Vatukoula Gold Field, Ba, Viti Levu, Fiji
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Signpost

Meetiyagoda, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
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Vivid Fumaroles from Gouffre Tarissan

Madeleine-Soufrière volcanic massif, Vieux-Habitants, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, France
04535360017271980288416.jpg
View of the main shaft from east.

Emperor Mine, Vatukoula, Vatukoula Gold Field, Ba, Viti Levu, Fiji
07936680017526218246040.jpg
Signpost

Meetiyagoda, Galle District, Southern Province, Sri Lanka
Köppen Code: Af
A : Tropical
f : Rainforest


View Index of Climate Classification Types

Average precipitation of at least 60 mm (2.4 in) in every month.

Related climatic classifications
AmTropical monsoon climate
AsTropical dry savanna climate
AwTropical savanna, wet


A selection of mineral localities found in this climate zone.

Panguna Mine (Bougainville Mine), Bougainville Island, Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Kollonnagam, Rakwana, Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Kaituma, Barima-Waini Region, Guyana
Tintaya deposit, Cusco (Cuzco), San Martín, Peru
Bohol Mine, Bohol Island, Bohol Province, Central Visayas Region, Visayas, Philippines
Suricon Mine, Surigao del Norte Province, Caraga Region, Mindanao, Philippines
Tumbagan Mine, Tumbagan Island, Misamis Oriental Province, Northern Mindanao Region, Mindanao, Philippines
Siquijor Mine, Siquijor Island, Siquijor Province, Negros Island Region, Philippines
Quilotoa volcano, Pujilí Canton, Cotopaxi Province, Ecuador
Gros Morne, Deshaies, Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, France
Bondoc meteorite, Quezon province, Calabarzon Region, Luzon, Philippines
Kurupung Batholith, Pomeroon-Supenaam Region, Guyana
Rosario-Bunawan district, Agusan del Sur Province, Caraga Region, Mindanao, Philippines
Cusco (Cuzco), San Martín, Peru
Aricheng project, Kurupung Batholith, Pomeroon-Supenaam Region, Guyana
Vulcan volcano, East New Britain Province, Papua New Guinea
Busai gold prospect, Woodlark Island (Woodlark; Muyua; Murua), Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Pantar meteorite, Pantar, Lanao, Central Mindanao, Mindanao, Philippines
Aroaima Mine, Kwakwani, Upper Demerara-Berbice Region, Guyana
Magavara River, Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea
Dyarrl Island meteorite, Dyaul Island, New Ireland Province, Papua New Guinea
Kagman (Hagman), Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, USA
Luna-Asiga prospect, Surigao del Norte Province, Caraga Region, Mindanao, Philippines
Doriri Creek deposit, Central Province, Papua New Guinea
Miter's Mine, Pomeroon-Supenaam Region, Guyana
 
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