Home›Wetland and Freshwater›Where It Is (Continent or Country)Browse ByWhere It Is (Continent or Country)Where it is names the actual place an ecosystem occupies. Wikipedia notes the Great Barrier Reef "is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia," a location that can be "seen from outer space." This dimension lets a visitor find every ecosystem sitting in one part of the world.FactsWhere It Is (Continent or Country)SourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonWWF Biome RealmWell-attestedFreshwater 1Where It Is (Continent or Country)Filter Results34 entriesBiome TypeAllBog (2)Freshwater (8)Freshwater Swamp Forest (2)Lake (16)Marine (3)Wetlands (11)Biogeographic RealmAllAfrotropic (10)Australasian (1)Indomalayan (4)Nearctic (2)Neotropic (4)Palearctic (13)Protected StatusAllManaged or Multiple-Use Protection (12)Partially Protected (24)Strictly Protected (1)SizeAll112,100 to 350,000 sq km (6)15,000 to 106,629.5 sq km (12)371,000 to 1,710,000 sq km (7)543 to 13,605 sq km (11)Area (sq km)All26,338 (1)27,834 (1)41,865 (1)43,094 (1)86,600 (1)118,484 (1)148,460 (1)181,035 (1)238,397 (1)241,038 (1)331,338 (1)357,022 (1)406,752 (1)438,317 (1)491,210 (1)505,983 (1)580,367 (1)581,730 (1)603,628 (1)632,702.3 (1)752,617 (1)801,590 (1)947,303 (1)1,098,581 (1)1,285,216 (1)1,648,195 (1)2,345,409 (1)2,724,910 (1)3,287,263 (1)7,688,287 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,866,632 (1)9,984,670 (1)17,075,400 (1)Government TypeAllConstitutional Monarchy (6)One-Party (1)Republic (26)Income GroupAllHigh (10)Low (6)Lower-Middle (7)Upper-Middle (11)Independence or Founding YearAll843 (1)1492 (1)1776 (1)1795 (1)1811 (1)1821 (1)1822 (1)1825 (1)1867 (1)1877 (1)1901 (1)1932 (1)1945 (1)1947 (1)1949 (1)1953 (1)1960 (1)1961 (1)1962 (3)1963 (1)1964 (2)1966 (1)1971 (1)1975 (1)1979 (1)1991 (5)LandlockedAllNo (23)Yes (11)PopulationAll2,359,609 (1)6,001,008 (1)6,460,159 (1)7,057,841 (1)10,353,296 (1)11,365,333 (1)14,151,540 (1)14,418,145 (1)17,638,801 (1)18,130,208 (1)19,043,151 (1)20,216,029 (1)20,547,909 (1)22,224,282 (1)27,801,023 (1)32,283,000 (1)34,352,720 (1)34,881,007 (1)41,417,056 (1)45,905,417 (1)46,118,793 (1)49,752,000 (1)54,200,000 (1)67,462,121 (1)69,081,996 (1)83,497,147 (1)92,417,681 (1)103,439,000 (1)116,452,000 (1)142,557,000 (1)169,828,911 (1)213,421,037 (1)340,587,000 (1)1,210,854,977 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 34AustraliaWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryAzerbaijanWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryBangladeshWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryBoliviaWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryBotswanaWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryBrazilWhere It Is (Continent or Country)2 entriesBurundiWhere It Is (Continent or Country)2 entriesCambodiaWhere It Is (Continent or Country)2 entriesCanadaWhere It Is (Continent or Country)3 entriesDemocratic Republic of the CongoWhere It Is (Continent or Country)2 entriesDenmarkWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryFranceWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryGermanyWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryIndiaWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryIranWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryIraqWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryKazakhstanWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryKenyaWhere It Is (Continent or Country)2 entriesMalawiWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryMozambiqueWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryNetherlandsWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryParaguayWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryPeruWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryRomaniaWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryRussiaWhere It Is (Continent or Country)2 entriesRwandaWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entrySpainWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryTanzaniaWhere It Is (Continent or Country)3 entriesTurkmenistanWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryUgandaWhere It Is (Continent or Country)2 entriesUkraineWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryUnited StatesWhere It Is (Continent or Country)4 entriesVietnamWhere It Is (Continent or Country)1 entryZambiaWhere It Is (Continent or Country)2 entriesSources1. Wikipedia: Biometier 2WikipediaBiome, Biomes (freshwater) section, intro sentence, ecosystem subcategoryQuote, Biome, Biomes (freshwater) section, intro sentence, ecosystem subcategoryAccording to the WWF, the following are classified as freshwater biomes:View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.