Tonle Sap freshwater swamp forests | |
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Ecology | |
Realm | Indomalayan |
Biome | Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests |
Geography | |
Area | 25,900 km2 (10,000 sq mi) |
Country | Cambodia, Vietnam |
Coordinates | 12°24′N 104°36′E / 12.4°N 104.6°E |
The Tonle Sap freshwater swamp forests ecoregion (WWF ID: IM0164) covers the seasonally flooded forests surrounding Tonlé Sap, the largest lake in Cambodia, and the floodplains of its connections to the Mekong River .[1][2][3] Over 35% of the ecoregion experiences flooding during the wet season (August – January).[3][1]