Designated Wilderness
Lands
The
map above shows the general distribution of wilderness areas in the inventory.
The circles are proportional to the size of the wilderness areas and are
centered on the center coordinates of each unit.
Wilderness Areas by
Continent
|
Continent |
Wilderness (Sq.
Km.) |
Total (Sq.
Km.) |
Percent
Wild |
No. of
Areas |
|
Antarctica |
13,208,983 |
13,340,000 |
99.0% |
2 |
|
Asia |
11,863,977 |
43,608,000 |
27.2% |
306 |
|
Africa |
9,177,662 |
30,335,000 |
30.3% |
437 |
|
North
America |
9,006,653 |
25,349,000 |
35.5% |
89 |
|
South
America |
4,222,698 |
17,611,000 |
24.0% |
91 |
|
Oceania
a |
2,666,315 |
8,923,000 |
29.9% |
94 |
|
Europe
b |
741,011 |
10,498,000 |
7.1% |
31 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WORLD |
50,887,299 |
149,664,000 |
34% |
1,050. |
a –
Includes all of Australia, New Zealand, and New Guinea.
b – Includes European
USSR and three arctic islands.