
Wilderness might not be everyone’s description of luxury, but it does provide for an intimate and unforgettable escape from the ordinary
Wilderness also doesn’t always mean ‘roughing it’
Only 23 percent of the world’s land surface (excluding Antarctica) can be considered wilderness and most of that wilderness (70%) is in only 5 countries – Russia, Canada, Australia, United States (all in Alaska) and Brazil.
37 Wilderness Areas from Conservation International’s
‘Wilderness: Earth’s Last Wild Places’
Tropical Rainforest |
1. Amazonia |
2. The Congo Forests of Central Africa |
3. New Guinea |
Tropical Woodlands, Savannas and Grasslands |
4. The Chaco |
5. The Caatinga |
6. Miombo-Mopane Woodlands and Grasslands |
7. The Serengeti |
8. Cape York |
9. Arnhem Land |
10. Kimberley |
Wetlands |
11. The Pantanal |
12. The Llanos |
13. Bañados Del Este |
14. The Sundarbans |
15. The Sudd |
16. The Okavango |
Deserts |
17. Baja Californian and Sonoran Deserts |
18. The Greater Chihuahuan Desert |
19. The Mojave Desert |
20. The Colorado Plateau |
21. Costal Deserts of Peru and Chile |
22. The Sahara/Sahel |
23. The Kalahari Desert |
24. The Namib Desert |
25. Arabian Deserts |
26. Asian Deserts |
27. Australian Deserts |
Temperate Forests |
28. The Northern Rocky Mountains |
29. Pacific Northwest |
30. The Appalachians |
31. Magellanic Subpolar Rainforests |
32. European Mountains |
33. Tasmania |
High Latitude Wilderness Areas |
34. The Boreal Forests |
35. Patagonia |
36. The Arctic Tundra |
37. Antarctica |