Where are the world's largest kelp forests found?
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Extensive kelp forests are found in the cold, nutrient-rich waters of the North Pacific and North Atlantic, especially along the coasts of California and southern South America. They grow underwater, anchored to rocky seafloors.
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Large kelp forests occur in cool coastal waters where sunlight reaches shallow seabeds and nutrients are abundant. Some of the best-known and most extensive kelp forests are along the California coast and around southern South America, including Patagonia. Giant kelp can grow in dense underwater canopies that support fish, sea otters, and many invertebrates. These marine forests are not trees, but large brown algae that create habitat much like a woodland does on land.
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