One of the following regions has the world rsquo s largest tropical peatland which holds about three...........

Geography and Environment (CSC) Envirnment and Climate Change

One of the following regions has the world’s largest tropical peatland, which holds about three years worth of global carbon emissions from fossil fuels; and the possible destruction of which can exert detrimental effect on the global climate. Which one of the following denotes that region?

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Amazon Basin

Congo Basin

Kikori Basin

Rio de la Plata Basin

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Explanation:

Congo Basin.

The Congo Basin peatlands are the world's largest tropical peatland complex, covering 167,600 square kilometers, or 36% of the world's tropical peatland area.
They are located across six African countries: Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.