Lorentz National Park

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Lorentz National Park is a vast protected area in Papua, Indonesia, renowned for its exceptional biodiversity and dramatic landscapes ranging from snow-capped mountains to tropical marine environments.

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Lorentz National Park canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park
altitudinalRange from sea level to over 4,800 meters
area about 2,350,000 hectares
about 23,500 square kilometers
climateRange from tropical lowland to alpine
containsMountain Carstensz Pyramid
linked to: Puncak Jaya

Puncak Jaya
continent Asia
Oceania
country Indonesia
culturalSignificance traditional lands of multiple indigenous Papuan groups
governingBody Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia
hasBiodiversityFeature high level of endemism
hasConservationStatus one of the largest protected areas in Southeast Asia
hasEcosystemType alpine
coastal
glacial
lowland rainforest
marine
montane forest
sub-alpine
wetland
hasGlacier Carstensz Glacier
remaining equatorial glaciers in the region
hasIndigenousCommunity Amungme people
Asmat people
Dani people
Nduga people
hasLandscapeFeature coastal areas
coral-rich seas
river systems
snow-capped mountains
tropical rainforest
hasSpeciesGroup amphibians
birds
freshwater fish
mammals
marine species
reptiles
highestPoint Puncak Jaya
highestPointElevation 4,884 meters
IUCNCategory II (National Park)
knownFor dramatic altitudinal range
exceptional biodiversity
intact wilderness
locatedIn Papua
locatedInProvince Papua Province
locatedInRegion Western New Guinea
linked to: western New Guinea
locatedOnIsland New Guinea
namedAfter Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz
linked to: Hendrik Lorentz
partOf Indonesian New Guinea biodiversity hotspot
recognizedBy UNESCO
recognizedFor outstanding universal value
threat climate change impacts on glaciers
illegal wildlife hunting
potential mining activities outside and near the park
unregulated resource extraction
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ix)
(viii)
(x)
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear 1999

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World Heritage Sites in Indonesia hasSite Lorentz National Park
Puncak Jaya protectedArea Lorentz National Park
Papua hasProtectedArea Lorentz National Park
Sudirman Range hasProtectedArea Lorentz National Park
Sudirman Range UNESCOWorldHeritageContext Lorentz National Park
National Park of Indonesia hasExample Lorentz National Park